WEBVTT 1 00:00:07.799 --> 00:00:13.800 Welcomeboard, Welcome to another Space City Saturday on Sports Talk seven ninety Dan Matthews 2 00:00:13.839 --> 00:00:19.519 Live and local h Town breakdown of the world that matters to you, the 3 00:00:19.760 --> 00:00:23.879 Houston sports world. All these great Houston fans here. We love y'all. 4 00:00:25.600 --> 00:00:30.399 So finish up on that to do list. Slute up the cooler, because 5 00:00:30.440 --> 00:00:34.759 you can't drink in talk sports all day if you don't start. Now bear 6 00:00:34.920 --> 00:00:40.799 me the eight. This is Space City Saturday. It's insane. Here's seven 7 00:00:40.920 --> 00:00:48.240 nineties Dan Matthews. Welcome in the Space City Saturday. Dan Matthews here with 8 00:00:48.399 --> 00:00:55.640 you. Away we go as the draft days one and two are done. 9 00:00:55.920 --> 00:01:03.920 As the Texans make three selections yesterday as they go with Kamari Laster out of 10 00:01:03.000 --> 00:01:11.319 Georgia at number forty two, Notre Dame offensive tackle Blake Fisher at number fifty 11 00:01:11.400 --> 00:01:19.640 nine, and Kaylin Bullock there at number seventy eight. So the Texans now 12 00:01:19.000 --> 00:01:26.519 have a defensive back two of them in their fold. Also an offensive tackle 13 00:01:26.560 --> 00:01:30.920 there in Blake Fisher as well. So see what they do a little bit 14 00:01:30.000 --> 00:01:34.400 later on today, and just to kind of get things started here in the 15 00:01:34.480 --> 00:01:41.000 show today, normally you know that we are mostly astros intensive in the first 16 00:01:41.000 --> 00:01:45.920 hour, but let's call it what it is. One team right now seemingly 17 00:01:46.079 --> 00:01:49.159 has the interest of you all, and that is the team that does not 18 00:01:49.239 --> 00:01:55.079 even end season. They are the ones who are building up their roster at 19 00:01:55.120 --> 00:02:00.120 this moment as the Texans, you know, have the draft yesterday, but 20 00:02:00.200 --> 00:02:07.560 also to a strong free agency, the Jersey reveal and now a chance for 21 00:02:07.639 --> 00:02:10.280 them to be able to try to build off the momentum that they had last 22 00:02:10.319 --> 00:02:15.759 season. So you know, that is something that they are trying to do, 23 00:02:15.319 --> 00:02:19.800 and you know, in terms of what they have done so far, 24 00:02:19.919 --> 00:02:23.840 it seemingly is growing rave reviews, although for the most part people were not 25 00:02:24.240 --> 00:02:31.039 very I guess Nick Cassario not too much for the praise of the off season, 26 00:02:31.080 --> 00:02:32.960 which, hey, we talked about it last week. That's up to 27 00:02:34.000 --> 00:02:38.280 him if that's what he wants to do, but that is where most of 28 00:02:38.319 --> 00:02:43.000 the conversation in the first hour is going to go. The Astros, though, 29 00:02:43.080 --> 00:02:46.680 are in Mexico City to face the Rockies four o'clock Astros on deck with 30 00:02:47.000 --> 00:02:52.120 Ross Villa Reale, and we will get into that a little bit later on 31 00:02:52.240 --> 00:02:54.960 as the show goes along, as well. A couple of interviews from this 32 00:02:55.039 --> 00:02:59.280 week. So you know that here on Space City Saturday, the last few 33 00:02:59.319 --> 00:03:04.919 weeks we've had some live guests, some cases haven't even had guests at all, 34 00:03:05.719 --> 00:03:08.680 all of the above everything in between. So in this case right here, 35 00:03:08.759 --> 00:03:12.800 a couple of really good guests. So last night, if you're listening 36 00:03:12.840 --> 00:03:17.080 to us here on Sports Talk seven ninety, it was Brent Rollins, my 37 00:03:17.120 --> 00:03:23.520 good buddy from ugasports dot Com, joining us with me Adam Wexler Stan Norfleet 38 00:03:23.639 --> 00:03:28.680 after the Texans had made their first pick of the night to go with Kamari 39 00:03:28.759 --> 00:03:32.520 Laster, and I felt it was important to get Brent on. Brent. 40 00:03:32.759 --> 00:03:36.919 If you don't know who he is, follow him on Twitter at Brent Rollins 41 00:03:37.039 --> 00:03:43.560 PhD because he legit has a PhD an adjunct professor. I believe that Athens 42 00:03:43.759 --> 00:03:47.919 Community College there in the Athens area, but also too good buddies with David 43 00:03:47.960 --> 00:03:53.719 Pollock coaches with him. But Brent is as bright a football mind as I 44 00:03:53.800 --> 00:03:59.120 know. And if you go over to ugasports dot com, the rival site 45 00:03:59.159 --> 00:04:02.560 there does all their film breakdowns, x's and o's, everything of the sorts, 46 00:04:02.560 --> 00:04:05.960 So I knew immediately who to get in touch with last night when it 47 00:04:06.000 --> 00:04:11.520 comes to drafting a player, because that's the thing too, is that you 48 00:04:11.520 --> 00:04:15.960 can sometimes, you know, get a beat writer for a team that will 49 00:04:15.000 --> 00:04:18.680 know the x's and o's everything of the sort. But a lot of times 50 00:04:18.720 --> 00:04:24.120 too, it's great to go with somebody who you know, you know is 51 00:04:24.199 --> 00:04:27.600 a film person and somebody that can be able to break that down. So 52 00:04:28.279 --> 00:04:30.600 that is why we tab Brent, so bottom of this hour you're gonna hear 53 00:04:30.839 --> 00:04:35.759 from Brent. And also to another reason why we're going majority of Texans here 54 00:04:35.800 --> 00:04:41.120 in the first hour is round four is gonna get going here at the top 55 00:04:41.240 --> 00:04:44.920 of the eleven o'clock hour here locally, so be able to get in all 56 00:04:44.959 --> 00:04:51.000 the Texans conversation there and update you as to what is going on in Detroit 57 00:04:51.040 --> 00:04:56.160 for the draft as the eleven o'clock hour happens. But once that happens, 58 00:04:56.160 --> 00:05:00.120 though, get into a little bit more astros as bottom of next hour or 59 00:05:00.199 --> 00:05:03.639 we are going to have the visit. Part of the visit that we had 60 00:05:03.839 --> 00:05:08.680 with Jeff Blum yesterday on the A team thought he had some really good stuff. 61 00:05:09.120 --> 00:05:12.480 By the way, to take a second here, Happy belated birthday, 62 00:05:12.720 --> 00:05:16.959 Jeff Blum. So Blummer celebrating a nice little birthday down there and see you 63 00:05:17.000 --> 00:05:23.240 Dodd Day, Mexico. So good for him, and now it is up 64 00:05:23.319 --> 00:05:26.240 to the Astros to kind of turn this thing around. I mean, you 65 00:05:26.279 --> 00:05:28.800 know, we've heard all of the things. We've got the players, we 66 00:05:29.199 --> 00:05:30.399 you know, we we've got the team, we've got all of this. 67 00:05:31.040 --> 00:05:35.800 Well, you know, this is kind of soon enough becoming kind of a 68 00:05:36.040 --> 00:05:42.360 bad relationship in terms of we And here's what I mean by this. In 69 00:05:42.480 --> 00:05:45.360 terms of what they've done the last few years. It's been awesome, it's 70 00:05:45.360 --> 00:05:47.920 been amazing. There's there's nothing more that we could ask for out of the 71 00:05:47.959 --> 00:05:51.879 Astros in what they've been able to do so far to this point. But 72 00:05:53.199 --> 00:05:57.040 also though too, I mean, this is where you're kind of getting tired 73 00:05:57.120 --> 00:06:01.319 of hearing your spouse or whoever it is, if you're unhappy and the relationships 74 00:06:01.360 --> 00:06:04.399 say, oh, I'll change, I'll get better, I'll be who I 75 00:06:04.519 --> 00:06:08.879 used to be, all all of those things, and you know, soon 76 00:06:08.959 --> 00:06:13.079 enough you reach a point where you've just had it and it doesn't matter what 77 00:06:13.160 --> 00:06:15.639 words are being said, all of those different things. I think it's kind 78 00:06:15.680 --> 00:06:19.439 of exactly what we talked about the last few weeks of you want to almost 79 00:06:19.560 --> 00:06:24.480 kind of stand in front of the Astros and shake them and say, figure 80 00:06:24.680 --> 00:06:30.240 it out, find a way, get it done. All of those different 81 00:06:30.279 --> 00:06:32.319 things you want to say to them, because the truth of the matter is, 82 00:06:32.720 --> 00:06:35.160 let's call it what it is. I posted the video the other day 83 00:06:35.160 --> 00:06:39.519 where I said the answer is yes to what are the issues with the Astros? 84 00:06:39.600 --> 00:06:41.600 Is it the hitting? Is it the pitching? And I said yes, 85 00:06:42.160 --> 00:06:46.720 but I'm going to amend it. The hitting is wearing the stronger of 86 00:06:46.839 --> 00:06:51.680 the blame game right now, one thousand percent they are. Because you saw 87 00:06:51.680 --> 00:06:55.399 the graphics the other day if you were watching the game on Space City are 88 00:06:55.399 --> 00:07:00.240 a Space City home network and one of them showing runners in scoring position hose 89 00:07:00.240 --> 00:07:04.160 a L two V. I believe it was point zero seven seven. So 90 00:07:04.639 --> 00:07:08.360 you know, of all the things, and this isn't just an now two 91 00:07:08.399 --> 00:07:11.399 a thing. It's just an example with him. But you know, oh, 92 00:07:11.519 --> 00:07:14.439 look at his numbers. Oh he's hitting three fifty a lot of week 93 00:07:14.480 --> 00:07:18.240 contact. You know, so many home runs, all solos, and you 94 00:07:18.279 --> 00:07:25.920 know all these RBIs again solo home runs. And also to the two runs 95 00:07:26.000 --> 00:07:29.639 that he knocked in against the Rangers where the only ones that he's had with 96 00:07:29.720 --> 00:07:33.600 runners in the scoring position this year, Jordan Alvarez has continued to struggle and 97 00:07:33.639 --> 00:07:40.839 so much to the point where finally they moved him. So we you know, 98 00:07:40.879 --> 00:07:45.160 we now you know, have seen the lineup switch a little bit. 99 00:07:45.240 --> 00:07:47.439 But you know it's also two here to a certain point where you know, 100 00:07:47.480 --> 00:07:49.680 these guys we want to hear about the back of the you know what, 101 00:07:49.839 --> 00:07:51.920 We're not going to go all the way through Matt Thomas, but you know 102 00:07:53.000 --> 00:07:55.480 we want to hear about all of that. Well, then soon enough it 103 00:07:55.519 --> 00:07:58.240 has to show up. I mean, like that's the part of it that's 104 00:07:58.279 --> 00:08:01.319 the most frustrating of all of this as well, is hearing you know, 105 00:08:01.360 --> 00:08:03.720 oh, we've got the guys, Oh, we can do all of this. 106 00:08:03.800 --> 00:08:05.800 Well, then soon enough, with a runner on second and third, 107 00:08:05.839 --> 00:08:09.959 how about someone lose a baseball over the wall, or how about someone find 108 00:08:11.040 --> 00:08:15.160 a baseline, hit it down the baseline and a couple runs score. Like 109 00:08:15.360 --> 00:08:20.160 that's what soon enough people want to see in here. They want to stop 110 00:08:20.199 --> 00:08:22.319 hearing about the Oh, we've got the guys in this room. Oh, 111 00:08:22.439 --> 00:08:26.199 you know, we'll figure it out. We'll get it going. We better 112 00:08:26.240 --> 00:08:28.680 figure it out fast, and you better figure it out pretty quickly, because 113 00:08:30.079 --> 00:08:33.159 soon enough, May becomes June, then June becomes July, then July becomes 114 00:08:33.200 --> 00:08:39.559 August, then August becomes September and somewhere in between there. If you don't 115 00:08:39.639 --> 00:08:43.679 have it figured out, it's way too late. And the only saving grace 116 00:08:43.840 --> 00:08:46.960 is that the other teams in the division are not completely running away with this 117 00:08:46.039 --> 00:08:50.960 thing. So maybe that is a little bit of something with the Astros that 118 00:08:50.000 --> 00:08:54.240 you can point to and you can say, all right, you know things 119 00:08:54.240 --> 00:08:56.519 aren't great right now, but they could be a whole lot worse. As 120 00:08:56.960 --> 00:09:03.840 last night the Rangers and the Mariners won. So the Mariners now seven games 121 00:09:03.879 --> 00:09:07.879 in front of the Astros, the Astros all the way in last right now, 122 00:09:07.000 --> 00:09:11.080 three whole games behind the behind the Angels. So you know, we've 123 00:09:11.080 --> 00:09:15.480 wanted to hear about. You know, this is a chance for them to 124 00:09:15.519 --> 00:09:16.840 be able to make up some ground. I mean, you know they're not 125 00:09:16.879 --> 00:09:22.200 playing a tough schedule anymore. Well this not as tough schedule. They're one 126 00:09:22.200 --> 00:09:26.399 in five right now, so it really is kind of to a certain point 127 00:09:26.519 --> 00:09:30.480 where you're allowed to be frustrated. And I think you can hear it from 128 00:09:30.480 --> 00:09:33.399 my voice that you're one hundred percent allowed to be frustrated with the lack of 129 00:09:35.200 --> 00:09:39.600 really production and just you know, lack of energy that this team has shown. 130 00:09:39.879 --> 00:09:41.200 And the manager the other day even talked about it, We've got to 131 00:09:41.240 --> 00:09:45.279 have fire in the middle of the in the middle of the game, and 132 00:09:45.679 --> 00:09:48.120 back to the hitters portion of it all. And I know that I mentioned 133 00:09:48.159 --> 00:09:50.960 a couple of names, but I mean, you know, I'm seeing people 134 00:09:52.080 --> 00:09:54.000 after the game the other day say, oh, of course it's Montero and 135 00:09:54.039 --> 00:10:00.559 a bray You again, guys the bullpen all season long. Yes, have 136 00:10:00.639 --> 00:10:05.519 they lost some leads and have they not come through in certain situations, Sure, 137 00:10:05.720 --> 00:10:09.120 but it's not as much as the other one. It is not the 138 00:10:09.200 --> 00:10:13.679 other part of this relationship. And honestly, it's also too you know, 139 00:10:13.759 --> 00:10:18.159 people get tired of hearing terms like complimentary football, complimentary baseball, and there 140 00:10:18.240 --> 00:10:20.919 is that in sports. You do have to have it, but they're also 141 00:10:22.000 --> 00:10:24.360 too at times where you have to have the pitching say hey, I guess 142 00:10:24.360 --> 00:10:26.639 it's on us. We gotta win this one. Just like in football, 143 00:10:26.919 --> 00:10:31.360 if the offense isn't on that day, then the defense has to be the 144 00:10:31.399 --> 00:10:33.799 ones to stand up and they have to be the ones to be able to 145 00:10:35.039 --> 00:10:39.320 help you win that ball game. And the same deal goes in baseball as 146 00:10:39.360 --> 00:10:41.559 well, is maybe some days you're gonna facing a really good pitcher or your 147 00:10:41.639 --> 00:10:46.679 hitters just aren't feeling it and you're able to only muster a runner two. 148 00:10:46.759 --> 00:10:48.600 Then they you know, pitching staff has to try to be able to hold 149 00:10:48.639 --> 00:10:52.159 onto that. But the problem is the pitching staff has been able to has 150 00:10:52.200 --> 00:10:56.519 been trying to hold onto leads for a very long time. And I mean, 151 00:10:56.559 --> 00:11:01.639 you're doing a flying with Linda flying will Linda act here, and I 152 00:11:01.679 --> 00:11:05.279 hate to tell you not all the flying wine does have gotten all the way 153 00:11:05.320 --> 00:11:09.320 to the other side on the high wire there. So you get my point 154 00:11:09.320 --> 00:11:13.960 here that you can't keep putting your pictures in these situations where you know you 155 00:11:13.080 --> 00:11:16.519 only give them a one run lead, or you know you've only scored two 156 00:11:16.600 --> 00:11:20.399 runs in the game. I mean, you know last weekend a case in 157 00:11:20.440 --> 00:11:22.759 point with them against the Nationals is oh, well, you know Ryan Presley 158 00:11:22.759 --> 00:11:26.720 should close out that game. Granted he should, but I agree with what 159 00:11:26.799 --> 00:11:31.320 Gordy had said in the tenth inning on the tenth Inning Show on Sunday, 160 00:11:31.600 --> 00:11:35.279 how many chances did they have to be able to add on in those games, 161 00:11:35.519 --> 00:11:37.600 and that's something that the Astros had done so well in the past, 162 00:11:37.679 --> 00:11:43.360 and that it's just just mind boggling frustrating with this team that they just cannot 163 00:11:43.399 --> 00:11:46.360 find a way to be able to add on. Like it's almost kind of 164 00:11:46.399 --> 00:11:52.039 to a point where a mental governor comes on in their brain of all right, 165 00:11:52.080 --> 00:11:54.360 that's enough runs, Like it used to not be the case. It 166 00:11:54.440 --> 00:11:56.360 used to be. Hey, they had a two run lead, Well we 167 00:11:56.360 --> 00:12:00.840 could use some insurance, pal, how about a four five run inning right 168 00:12:00.879 --> 00:12:03.919 there? All right, that's very nice, Like I'm not asking for all 169 00:12:03.960 --> 00:12:07.879 of that, but I am asking for you to be able to exactly as 170 00:12:07.960 --> 00:12:09.200 Joe A. Spot has said the other day, have a little fire, 171 00:12:09.279 --> 00:12:13.279 have a little juice, and have a little you know, at least at 172 00:12:13.399 --> 00:12:18.200 least some urgency in terms of, hey, if we keep losing like this, 173 00:12:18.759 --> 00:12:22.879 then this is over. And here's the last part of it. Stop 174 00:12:22.080 --> 00:12:26.200 getting swept Like, honestly to the point like how many times do you have 175 00:12:26.279 --> 00:12:31.399 to get punched in the face for you to finally wake up and say, 176 00:12:31.559 --> 00:12:35.759 hey, this sucks, this is not fun, this is not enjoyable. 177 00:12:35.799 --> 00:12:37.960 To come to the park every day and have us not win ball games. 178 00:12:39.360 --> 00:12:41.279 Like I understand, there's so much more that goes into it that you're trying 179 00:12:41.279 --> 00:12:45.440 to win ball games. But at the same time though too as well, 180 00:12:45.600 --> 00:12:48.080 like you know, we want to hear about the back of the you know 181 00:12:48.159 --> 00:12:50.080 what, and we want to hear about, oh, we've got the guys 182 00:12:50.120 --> 00:12:52.879 in the clubhouse. Hey, guess what. Soon enough you have to show 183 00:12:52.919 --> 00:12:56.120 it for us to continue to believe in you. And that's the frustration that 184 00:12:56.200 --> 00:13:00.960 Astros fans have. If you go to Astros Twitter right now, they post 185 00:13:01.080 --> 00:13:05.720 anything you see exactly what the mentions are from people right now. So hopefully 186 00:13:05.919 --> 00:13:09.080 the day off yesterday has helped hopefully them in Mexico City. I mean, 187 00:13:09.480 --> 00:13:11.960 let's call it what it is. We've said all of these things so far 188 00:13:13.000 --> 00:13:16.120 at this point in the season, and as you can tell, it is 189 00:13:16.200 --> 00:13:18.799 kind of frustrating to continue to be a broken record here. So guess who 190 00:13:18.799 --> 00:13:22.000 can help that The guys who are taking the field a little bit later today 191 00:13:22.000 --> 00:13:26.200 in Mexico City and go out there. You're facing a team that just had 192 00:13:26.279 --> 00:13:31.000 a nice win and come from behind fashion against the San Diego Padres. The 193 00:13:31.039 --> 00:13:35.679 other day in the Colorado Rockies, so it's not necessarily just a pushover for 194 00:13:35.759 --> 00:13:39.440 them. But at the same time though too, I mean, you know, 195 00:13:39.559 --> 00:13:41.919 you hear about how good this ball club is. Oh, we've got 196 00:13:41.919 --> 00:13:43.480 great players in here, all right, Well, then go out there and 197 00:13:43.519 --> 00:13:48.279 show it. So Renelle Blanco again, hopefully he is the magic elixir for 198 00:13:48.360 --> 00:13:52.919 them as he has been for much of this season. Two and zero with 199 00:13:52.919 --> 00:13:56.279 a one three three era Cal Quantrill, the former Cleveland Guardian to go for 200 00:13:56.639 --> 00:14:01.480 the Colorado Rockies zero to two with a four, three to three e r 201 00:14:01.559 --> 00:14:03.879 A. Again that one coming your way a little bit later on Ross Hill 202 00:14:03.960 --> 00:14:09.480 Real can to have the Astros on deck for you coming up at four o'clock, 203 00:14:09.559 --> 00:14:15.320 so we'll get back into the Texans conversation coming up next. As the 204 00:14:15.639 --> 00:14:20.720 Texans last night making their selections and a member of the Texans brass said something 205 00:14:20.759 --> 00:14:22.879 last night that tells me all I need to know about the direction of this 206 00:14:24.000 --> 00:14:28.159 team. We'll discuss that as we continue along here Space City Saturday on your 207 00:14:28.159 --> 00:14:35.320 home with the Astros and the Rockets. Sports Talk seven ninety. Space City 208 00:14:35.360 --> 00:14:43.600 Saturday continues by Sports Talk seven ninety with the forty second pick in the twenty 209 00:14:43.639 --> 00:14:52.480 twenty four NFL Draft, the Houston Texans select Kamari Last defensive back Georgia with 210 00:14:52.639 --> 00:14:56.159 the fifty ninety pick. In the twenty twenty four NFL Draft, the Houston 211 00:14:56.200 --> 00:15:03.960 Texans select Blake Fisher tackle Notre Dame with the seventy eight pick. In the 212 00:15:03.000 --> 00:15:11.080 twenty twenty four NFL Draft, the Houston Texans select Kaylan Bullet, defensive back 213 00:15:11.600 --> 00:15:20.720 USC. So there you go, hearing it all from Christian Harris, and 214 00:15:20.799 --> 00:15:26.120 I believe is her name, Gail Aponte with the NFL calling the second and 215 00:15:26.279 --> 00:15:31.240 third round picks as the Texans make three selections last night, I'll get into 216 00:15:31.240 --> 00:15:33.279 a little bit of a breakdown too. I mean, obviously with Kamari Lasster 217 00:15:33.679 --> 00:15:39.120 know a little bit more about him than I knew about Blake Fisher and even 218 00:15:39.399 --> 00:15:43.720 Kaylin Bullock as well. But with Lassiter a lot of things too. And 219 00:15:45.159 --> 00:15:48.519 we'll actually give you a scouting report on Kamari Laster here coming up in about 220 00:15:48.519 --> 00:15:52.679 ten minutes. As we had a chance last night on the Draft Show, 221 00:15:52.799 --> 00:15:58.039 myself, Adam Wexler and Stan Norfleet to catch up with Brent Rollins of ugasports 222 00:15:58.080 --> 00:16:03.600 dot Com, So we will play that for you here coming up in about 223 00:16:03.639 --> 00:16:08.200 ten minutes, but the Texans going with two defensive backs and an offensive tackle. 224 00:16:08.320 --> 00:16:14.159 And last night after the draft, Nick Casario meeting with the media. 225 00:16:14.200 --> 00:16:17.240 As you know, I gotta tell you, I think you know a couple 226 00:16:17.240 --> 00:16:21.720 of things here from Casarrio before we hear from him. One of them is, 227 00:16:22.120 --> 00:16:27.480 I mean, just watching and listening to his post draft draft availability there 228 00:16:27.480 --> 00:16:32.559 with the media. Number one, it looked like that sleep had been optional 229 00:16:32.720 --> 00:16:34.879 for Nick, and he sounded like it too that I mean, it had 230 00:16:34.919 --> 00:16:38.840 been a long day for him. So I'm assuming probably as soon as he 231 00:16:38.879 --> 00:16:41.960 got finished with that, maybe a quick rap meeting and then saying, all 232 00:16:42.039 --> 00:16:45.519 right, let's go home get some sleep. Who knows, he might even 233 00:16:45.559 --> 00:16:49.039 be a sleep on the couch and his office type of guy at times, 234 00:16:49.039 --> 00:16:52.240 and maybe that is what the order of the day calls for right now. 235 00:16:52.320 --> 00:16:56.240 But the other part of it, as well, I thought, a little 236 00:16:56.279 --> 00:17:00.679 self effacing it was kind of nice to see out of Nick Cassio's He joked 237 00:17:00.679 --> 00:17:04.319 about he wasn't going to do the seven minute soliloquy intro all of those different 238 00:17:04.359 --> 00:17:07.960 things this time, that he'd get to questions and felt like he was, 239 00:17:08.039 --> 00:17:12.920 you know, pretty pretty fair in terms of the questions that came his ways. 240 00:17:14.000 --> 00:17:18.240 So good stuff from Nick Cassario last night. But one thing he did 241 00:17:18.440 --> 00:17:22.480 talk about, though, really I think if you're a Texans fan has to 242 00:17:22.640 --> 00:17:27.480 fire you up, and that is about roster building and the expectations that are 243 00:17:27.599 --> 00:17:32.240 of the guys. A few weeks ago, had a chance to catch up 244 00:17:32.279 --> 00:17:38.440 with Will Anderson Junior as he and c J. Stroud and Demiko Ryance talked 245 00:17:38.480 --> 00:17:44.319 to the media before the team started their workouts, and he had a line 246 00:17:44.319 --> 00:17:47.759 that made a lot of sense now where he said, we're not for everybody 247 00:17:47.839 --> 00:17:52.160 and they're not for us. And what he's talking about is we've got expectations, 248 00:17:52.160 --> 00:17:53.599 we've got a standard, we have a culture here now that we can't 249 00:17:53.599 --> 00:17:59.640 just let anybody in the building here. And Nick Cassario kind of, you 250 00:17:59.680 --> 00:18:03.400 know, I went even further on that last night and said something that Texans 251 00:18:03.440 --> 00:18:06.279 fans, when you hear this, I think it's going to fire you up. 252 00:18:07.400 --> 00:18:10.160 We don't have a crystal ball, so we're not going to sort of 253 00:18:10.160 --> 00:18:14.920 make any predetermined decisions about a player's role, who fits where. Honestly, 254 00:18:14.960 --> 00:18:18.160 the competition will sort itself out. I think what we've done, what we 255 00:18:18.319 --> 00:18:22.039 hopefully have done is just create a sense urgency, and you have to play 256 00:18:22.079 --> 00:18:25.599 well and perform well in order to stay in this building. And if you 257 00:18:25.640 --> 00:18:29.680 don't, then we have to keep the fifty three best. And then however, 258 00:18:29.720 --> 00:18:33.559 we put the practice wide together. So there you go. I mean, 259 00:18:33.720 --> 00:18:36.400 you know, and I think that a lot of people hear that and 260 00:18:36.599 --> 00:18:38.680 say, oh, well, one on a team in downtown playing at Minute 261 00:18:38.680 --> 00:18:41.640 Made Park, why don't they have the same thing. Well, for the 262 00:18:41.680 --> 00:18:44.119 most part, they have. And that's not where I'm going with this. 263 00:18:44.240 --> 00:18:48.400 But where I'm going with this is that it shows that Nick Cassario has a 264 00:18:48.440 --> 00:18:52.200 strong vision for what he wants this team to be and what he wants to 265 00:18:52.240 --> 00:18:56.359 embody. And I would say that more often than not, we see this 266 00:18:56.519 --> 00:19:03.160 type of relationship in college where you hear about it all the time that the 267 00:19:03.160 --> 00:19:10.480 most successful college football programs have three tiers of leadership that are all in line 268 00:19:10.480 --> 00:19:12.559 with each other. The head coach is in line with the AD, and 269 00:19:12.599 --> 00:19:15.480 the AD is in line with the university president, and they're all on the 270 00:19:15.559 --> 00:19:18.240 same page in terms of all right, hey, this is what makes this 271 00:19:18.440 --> 00:19:22.799 university better. Let's do this, and let's go this direction. We need 272 00:19:22.799 --> 00:19:25.279 to raise money for this facility, all right, let's do that. All 273 00:19:25.359 --> 00:19:27.000 right, we need to raise money for a new weight room, a new 274 00:19:27.000 --> 00:19:30.960 recruiting lounge. Fine, yeah, let's let's do all of that in this 275 00:19:30.039 --> 00:19:36.240 case. Right here, this sounds like it's a symbiotic relationship between Nikosio and 276 00:19:36.400 --> 00:19:40.240 Demiko Ryans in terms of the type of guys they want in this building, 277 00:19:40.279 --> 00:19:45.480 but also too what's expected of them once they get into said building. And 278 00:19:45.559 --> 00:19:48.400 I remember all last year, you know, Demiko Ryans asked about injuries, 279 00:19:48.559 --> 00:19:52.799 asked about guys you know that might have a chance to make the team, 280 00:19:52.960 --> 00:19:56.480 all of it, and his messaging from the beginning of training camp when I 281 00:19:56.519 --> 00:20:00.359 got here towards the end of it. I think I got here before the 282 00:20:00.400 --> 00:20:04.640 final preseason game is when I moved back. But I just remember going to 283 00:20:04.680 --> 00:20:10.279 an availability and somebody asked him. I think it was after Kenyon Green got 284 00:20:10.319 --> 00:20:12.200 hurt. Where you know, what are you guys gonna do? Well? 285 00:20:12.319 --> 00:20:15.240 You know, we've got to have the roster of fifty three and we got 286 00:20:15.240 --> 00:20:18.599 to go. We got to go to work with the guys we got and 287 00:20:18.880 --> 00:20:22.319 you know, we've got to be able to you know, put guys on 288 00:20:22.359 --> 00:20:26.240 the field with the expectation that they're gonna make plays, and that is you 289 00:20:26.279 --> 00:20:29.759 know exactly what's expected if you're gonna take the field for this team, coach 290 00:20:29.839 --> 00:20:33.599 by me. And it went even further to later on the season. I 291 00:20:33.599 --> 00:20:37.160 mean, you know, week ten, whenever it was you ask about whenever 292 00:20:37.319 --> 00:20:41.680 you had that rash of injuries of both your edge rushers of Will Anderson Junior 293 00:20:41.759 --> 00:20:45.359 and Jonathan Grenard, as well as c J. Stroud of course, and 294 00:20:45.440 --> 00:20:49.079 Nico Collins. You had a rash of injuries that the team was dealing with. 295 00:20:49.279 --> 00:20:52.000 That's whatevery NFL team has to deal with at a certain point. But 296 00:20:52.440 --> 00:20:56.839 the messaging was the same. Yeah, you had to meek O Ryan seeing 297 00:20:56.880 --> 00:20:59.839 the exact same thing we got. We've got to go to work with the 298 00:20:59.839 --> 00:21:03.400 guy we got. And I mean you just heard Nick Cassario right there what 299 00:21:03.480 --> 00:21:06.839 he just said about. You know, there's an expectation in this building. 300 00:21:06.880 --> 00:21:08.559 You play well, well, chances are you get to stay part of this 301 00:21:08.559 --> 00:21:12.920 fifty three man roster. You don't play well, then you know, chances 302 00:21:12.960 --> 00:21:17.680 are we're going to look somewhere else and you're going to be somewhere else. 303 00:21:17.720 --> 00:21:21.240 And if that's with another NFL team, or if it's out of the league, 304 00:21:21.319 --> 00:21:23.359 that's kind of up to you at that point. But you know, 305 00:21:23.440 --> 00:21:27.039 it's just refreshing to hear things like that. And it's also too, just 306 00:21:27.079 --> 00:21:33.799 refreshing that seemingly there is a strong vision over there at NRG Stadium. I 307 00:21:33.839 --> 00:21:37.480 mean, I think that the last time we probably had something like this was 308 00:21:37.559 --> 00:21:41.319 when it was Gary Kubiak and Rick Smith and Wade Phillips running the defense. 309 00:21:41.400 --> 00:21:45.799 And you know, that's when this team not only had a chance to win 310 00:21:45.839 --> 00:21:49.000 the AFC South, but also too you started to believe that with this roster 311 00:21:49.400 --> 00:21:52.000 that they had a chance to be able to make the AFC Championship team. 312 00:21:52.039 --> 00:21:56.599 And obviously that never happened because the New England Patriots seemingly wanted to always be 313 00:21:56.680 --> 00:22:00.279 there in a divisional round and say, hey, yeah remember us, you 314 00:22:00.319 --> 00:22:04.160 know us, Yeah, you're not going any further. And now the Texans 315 00:22:04.200 --> 00:22:08.960 are trying to solve the riddle that is the Baltimore Ravens the Kansas City Chiefs. 316 00:22:10.160 --> 00:22:11.079 I mean, you know, that was another thing too that I like 317 00:22:11.160 --> 00:22:15.119 to hear last night from Nick Cassio, that kind of it was a pared 318 00:22:15.160 --> 00:22:18.960 down version of what we had talked about last week in terms of just kind 319 00:22:18.960 --> 00:22:23.440 of his combative approach. But I loved hearing it where he had talked about, 320 00:22:23.519 --> 00:22:26.559 you know, yeah, we've made some nice moves, We've done all 321 00:22:26.640 --> 00:22:30.000 of that, but also too, you know, those guys in Kansas City 322 00:22:30.079 --> 00:22:33.119 are still pretty good, those guys in Buffalo are still pretty good. I 323 00:22:33.119 --> 00:22:37.519 mean, just going down the list of the competition in the AFC that they 324 00:22:37.559 --> 00:22:41.039 have to try to overcome. And I appreciate that, and I almost kind 325 00:22:41.039 --> 00:22:44.839 of wonder if you know, somebody in the Texans building kind of got to 326 00:22:44.880 --> 00:22:48.680 him and said, hey, a little less combative, but I think your 327 00:22:48.720 --> 00:22:52.759 messaging is on point. I think that what you're saying is valid, but 328 00:22:52.880 --> 00:22:56.759 maybe expand on that a little bit more. And I appreciated him doing that 329 00:22:56.839 --> 00:23:00.799 last night of Nick Cassio, you know, talking about, you know, 330 00:23:00.960 --> 00:23:04.480 just what the you know, Texans face in terms of trying to be able 331 00:23:04.480 --> 00:23:07.599 to have a strong season, and he said some of those things last week, 332 00:23:07.880 --> 00:23:11.039 but I felt like that was the more measured approach to come to it, 333 00:23:11.079 --> 00:23:18.519 where it's a you know, it's not so combative much of a tone 334 00:23:18.920 --> 00:23:22.559 where I think now it's at least it's explanatory, and you've laid out the 335 00:23:23.039 --> 00:23:26.559 why you're kind of, you know, pumping the brakes in terms of, 336 00:23:26.880 --> 00:23:30.440 you know, believing that this team is ready to take that next step. 337 00:23:30.480 --> 00:23:33.240 Two. Yes, win in the divisional round and get to the AFC Championship 338 00:23:33.279 --> 00:23:37.440 Game and then have a chance to get to the super Bowl and play for 339 00:23:37.480 --> 00:23:41.359 the entire thing. And I appreciate that he was like exactly what he said. 340 00:23:41.599 --> 00:23:45.000 The competition in this conference is pretty strong. So we've gotten most of 341 00:23:45.039 --> 00:23:48.119 those guys on our schedule this year, and if we're going to try to 342 00:23:48.160 --> 00:23:52.359 prove that we belong with those guys, well then we got to beat those 343 00:23:52.400 --> 00:23:56.519 guys. And I thought that was pretty interesting stuff from Nick Cassario. So 344 00:23:57.000 --> 00:24:00.160 good stuff from him right there. And of course you got the draft montage 345 00:24:00.200 --> 00:24:03.319 there at the beginning of the show. A little bit later on in the 346 00:24:03.359 --> 00:24:07.039 show, I will give you a little bit more on what I found out 347 00:24:07.039 --> 00:24:11.680 about these three guys. Again, with the Texans going with Kamari Lassiter as 348 00:24:11.680 --> 00:24:18.839 well as Blake Fisher, and also going with Kaylin Bullock, a safety out 349 00:24:18.880 --> 00:24:22.119 of USC, we had a chance to talk about all of them yesterday. 350 00:24:22.160 --> 00:24:26.039 We also had a chance to talk about one of them with Brent Rollins of 351 00:24:26.200 --> 00:24:30.440 ugasports dot Com. So, as I've mentioned now a couple of times in 352 00:24:30.480 --> 00:24:33.039 the show, we will hear from him next as he joined us on the 353 00:24:33.079 --> 00:24:37.599 Draft Show presented by carbok which, by the way, shout out Carbock Brewing. 354 00:24:37.640 --> 00:24:41.119 I appreciate them dropping off some goodies for us last night, and that 355 00:24:41.359 --> 00:24:45.720 was definitely nice. When you get home, you got a little bit of 356 00:24:47.240 --> 00:24:51.359 draft audio to cut and maybe even some of the things to get ready for 357 00:24:51.440 --> 00:24:56.400 here on Space City Saturday. So my friends at Carbock Brewing, you were 358 00:24:56.400 --> 00:25:00.200 a great companion last night. We'll just say that to be able to kind 359 00:25:00.200 --> 00:25:03.720 of wind down the day a little bit. So I really appreciate them for 360 00:25:03.799 --> 00:25:07.839 doing that and their partnership with us, not only on the Astros with Crawford 361 00:25:07.880 --> 00:25:11.160 Baca, everything of the sort, Crawford box Cast, but also to last 362 00:25:11.240 --> 00:25:18.000 night stepping up helping us out with the draft coverage myself WEX and also seeing 363 00:25:18.039 --> 00:25:22.839 Northfleet. So you'll hear all of us with Brent Rollins coming up next as 364 00:25:22.839 --> 00:25:26.559 we continue along here on Space City Saturday. As I'm Dan Matthews here on 365 00:25:26.599 --> 00:25:33.000 your home are the Astros in the Rockets. Sports Talk seven to ninety It's 366 00:25:33.240 --> 00:25:37.720 Space City Saturday on Sports Talk seven night. As we continue along here on 367 00:25:37.799 --> 00:25:42.279 a windy Saturday, where's all this wind coming from? I mean, as 368 00:25:42.319 --> 00:25:45.200 I do the show right now, looking out the window and you know, 369 00:25:45.359 --> 00:25:49.119 just seeing the trees just you know, whipping back and forth, and you 370 00:25:49.160 --> 00:25:52.799 know, had some of the patio furniture fall over, so I had to 371 00:25:53.039 --> 00:25:57.240 try to fix that. But anyway, try to stay upright if you are 372 00:25:57.400 --> 00:26:03.799 moving out and about today here in these Houston streets. Well, last night 373 00:26:03.880 --> 00:26:08.319 here in Houston, had a chance to dip back into the old streets of 374 00:26:08.920 --> 00:26:12.759 Georgia where I used to be and a guy that got to know really well 375 00:26:12.799 --> 00:26:18.519 because well at Georgia games when I would cover him there from Sanford Stadium, 376 00:26:18.839 --> 00:26:21.920 he was the man directly to my right for every game. So struck up 377 00:26:21.960 --> 00:26:26.960 a friendship over the years with Brent Rolins of ugasports dot Com. As Brent 378 00:26:26.000 --> 00:26:30.480 does the x's and o's for the group that is headed up by Rodding to 379 00:26:30.519 --> 00:26:33.799 Bolsey and the crew over there for the rivals site, he joined us last 380 00:26:33.880 --> 00:26:37.240 night on the draft coverage, which again you just heard car Box say proud 381 00:26:37.240 --> 00:26:41.680 sponsor of Sports Talk seven ninety. They were a proud sponsor up us last 382 00:26:41.759 --> 00:26:47.279 night on the Draft Show, myself Adam Wesler and also Stan Norfleet. So 383 00:26:47.319 --> 00:26:52.440 without any further ado, let's get a Kamari Lasser scouting report from Brent Rolins 384 00:26:52.519 --> 00:26:57.119 ugasports dot com. We take it to Georgia Brent Rollins, who does great 385 00:26:57.200 --> 00:27:03.079 work for rivals analyzing this particular school and others inside the SEC. Brent, 386 00:27:03.119 --> 00:27:07.160 we certainly appreciate your time spending here with our listeners here in Houston and via 387 00:27:07.200 --> 00:27:12.640 the iHeartRadio app wherever they might be. Your initial thoughts on what Kamari Lassiter 388 00:27:12.759 --> 00:27:18.680 the NFL player will be from what you saw at Georgia. I think his 389 00:27:18.880 --> 00:27:22.000 role at Georgia actually might be a little different than his role in the NFL 390 00:27:22.079 --> 00:27:27.279 because at Georgia and he was primarily an outside corner all the time that he 391 00:27:27.319 --> 00:27:32.759 played except for really one game and then he moved into the slide. And 392 00:27:32.759 --> 00:27:36.680 I could see him starting out because of his sort of not as having as 393 00:27:36.759 --> 00:27:41.079 much long speed and the quickness strengths, and I could see him starting out 394 00:27:41.079 --> 00:27:45.960 in the slot in the NFL. But physical player, just an absolute dog 395 00:27:47.079 --> 00:27:49.319 is the corner. Great as a run defender, one of the highest graded 396 00:27:49.559 --> 00:27:52.640 in terms of Pro Football Focus grades, one of the highest graded run defending 397 00:27:52.680 --> 00:27:56.960 corners in the country. Just an absolute had a great sort of junior year 398 00:27:57.119 --> 00:28:02.160 stepping forward to the NFL. Brent, welcome to Houston. Appreciate you joining 399 00:28:02.200 --> 00:28:07.559 us. Stand Northfleet here, and I think about a question that's going to 400 00:28:07.599 --> 00:28:10.240 come up from our audience. Okay, Stam, we know he's a two 401 00:28:10.279 --> 00:28:14.839 time national champion Georgia. How many inceptions take the ball away? Right? 402 00:28:15.039 --> 00:28:18.480 We see what Derek Stingley has done, and he takes the ball away and 403 00:28:18.480 --> 00:28:21.960 we saw what he did. And Ben Rouge coming out of Athens, how 404 00:28:22.000 --> 00:28:27.519 do we explain the lack of quantifiable success in the ball skills standpoint meaning interceptions 405 00:28:27.519 --> 00:28:33.279 in PBUs. You know, that's interesting. It's a great question. I 406 00:28:33.319 --> 00:28:34.640 will say. I think this year he took This past year, he took 407 00:28:34.680 --> 00:28:37.000 a big step up in terms of breaks on the ball. I think he 408 00:28:37.039 --> 00:28:41.319 had five pass breakups but non interceptions this past season. But a lot of 409 00:28:41.359 --> 00:28:47.480 that I think has to do with how Georgia coaches their defensive backs, and 410 00:28:48.079 --> 00:28:53.720 they coach in a way that they're physical but also not necessarily physical to the 411 00:28:53.759 --> 00:29:00.319 point and trying to do things where they get the offense in hand an eventantage 412 00:29:00.880 --> 00:29:03.559 and you know, sort of playing up through the ball, knocking the ball 413 00:29:03.599 --> 00:29:07.000 out versus truly finding the ball. There's a couple of great reps from Lasster. 414 00:29:07.599 --> 00:29:11.720 I think one against Kentucky that I remember specifically, where did a phenomenal 415 00:29:11.839 --> 00:29:17.039 job of actually turning and finding the ball with something that you don't normally see 416 00:29:17.039 --> 00:29:19.519 from Georgia corners. But I think it's as much to do with how they're 417 00:29:19.519 --> 00:29:23.039 taught is anything. But also think with him and that's why I think he 418 00:29:23.119 --> 00:29:27.279 ends up in the slot is arm length and hand size, Like he's just 419 00:29:27.400 --> 00:29:32.759 he's like twenty fifth percentI in terms of arm length, hand size. Great. 420 00:29:33.240 --> 00:29:38.079 So that's a lot of it's a combination of factors, but I think 421 00:29:38.119 --> 00:29:41.720 he's going to be a dog in the slot. And that's like if you 422 00:29:41.759 --> 00:29:44.319 look back and I think, if you're a Texans fan, he wants say, 423 00:29:44.319 --> 00:29:45.799 all right, what game do I want to go watch him? Specifically, 424 00:29:47.119 --> 00:29:49.720 it's the Missouri game this past year for Georgia because that was a game 425 00:29:49.720 --> 00:29:55.039 where Luther Burden early on established himself as like, hey, I'm going to 426 00:29:55.079 --> 00:29:57.480 be a force in this game. And they put Kamari Laster in the slot 427 00:29:57.480 --> 00:30:02.799 in that game and then with a little tweak of a knee or ankle, 428 00:30:02.839 --> 00:30:06.200 but also Laster on him the rest of the game, in essence kind of 429 00:30:06.200 --> 00:30:08.160 faded away and didn't do much of anything the rest of the game. Brent 430 00:30:08.240 --> 00:30:11.759 Rollins again UGA sports dot Com join us here on Sports Talk seven to ninety. 431 00:30:11.759 --> 00:30:14.519 Brent, can he just kind of fill in, you know, the 432 00:30:14.559 --> 00:30:18.480 audience here who doesn't watch Georgia as closely, just exactly what Kirby Smart and 433 00:30:18.519 --> 00:30:26.160 that defensive staff asked for out of their guys in the secondary, as much 434 00:30:26.160 --> 00:30:30.680 as they ask of any player on the team, honestly, because there's a 435 00:30:30.720 --> 00:30:34.319 couple of things with when you get a Georgia defensive back. One is you 436 00:30:34.359 --> 00:30:38.519 got a kid who's used to playing every snap of the game. Georgia has 437 00:30:38.559 --> 00:30:42.359 their five dbs and it's not like, hey, you know, every other 438 00:30:42.440 --> 00:30:45.519 series a different corner comes out. No, they're five guys, the four, 439 00:30:47.000 --> 00:30:48.720 two corners, two safeties, and nickel. They stay on the field. 440 00:30:48.759 --> 00:30:52.759 They're always the sort of leaders in the clubhouse in terms of snaps played 441 00:30:52.799 --> 00:30:56.319 for Georgia's defense, So you got a guy who used to be on the 442 00:30:56.319 --> 00:31:00.839 field the entire game. You got a guy who can play both and man. 443 00:31:00.480 --> 00:31:04.000 When they had like Eric STOs Stokes and Tyson Campbell, who are high 444 00:31:04.079 --> 00:31:07.960 draft picks, they played a lot more man. But over the past couple 445 00:31:07.920 --> 00:31:12.880 of years they've really split the sort of man zone split more towards what you 446 00:31:12.960 --> 00:31:18.440 see in the NFL, and thus you get corners that are equally adept at 447 00:31:18.480 --> 00:31:25.200 playing both man and zone. The other part with I think every Georgia corner, 448 00:31:25.319 --> 00:31:30.920 if you can't play physical, bubble screens, tackling in the run game, 449 00:31:30.599 --> 00:31:36.200 you're just not going to play. And you've seen highly rated recruits transfer 450 00:31:36.240 --> 00:31:41.799 away from Georgia because they just couldn't meet that physical standard that Kirby Smart demands 451 00:31:41.799 --> 00:31:44.920 of his DB's, especially as corners. Well, Brett, while I'm not 452 00:31:45.240 --> 00:31:51.039 expecting the Texans to dip into the Georgia secondary a second time, relatively early 453 00:31:51.119 --> 00:31:53.559 after the first time, but if they do, what would you tell people 454 00:31:53.559 --> 00:32:00.640 here about Javon Bullard their safety versaal I think he's like to me a comp 455 00:32:00.640 --> 00:32:04.359 for him would be Antoine Winningfield junior in terms of a pro comp size, 456 00:32:04.400 --> 00:32:10.559 speed, similar, just aggressiveness absolute, just doesn't care for his body and 457 00:32:10.559 --> 00:32:16.720 will put his body in anywhere in anywhere that is needed, and smart and 458 00:32:17.119 --> 00:32:21.480 I will say he's one that in terms of over his career, had a 459 00:32:21.480 --> 00:32:27.680 little more sort of ball production than you typically see making plays on the ball, 460 00:32:27.759 --> 00:32:30.359 especially in the slot. Now, I think he wasn't as quite, 461 00:32:30.480 --> 00:32:35.039 it wasn't as good this past year. He was really good, but I 462 00:32:35.079 --> 00:32:37.839 think he was even better the previous season in twenty twenty two in the slot. 463 00:32:37.880 --> 00:32:40.640 I think it's more his natural position, but the ability to play both 464 00:32:40.920 --> 00:32:45.440 slot and safety, much like last year, can play both outside corner and 465 00:32:45.519 --> 00:32:49.880 in the slot a bowler gives you that position of versatility of slot and safety 466 00:32:49.880 --> 00:32:54.759 as well. Last one for me, Brent, I think about something sticks 467 00:32:54.759 --> 00:33:00.039 out of my head whenever Demico speaks and he talks about personnel. Character of 468 00:33:00.079 --> 00:33:05.720 the person Personal character is just as important as your football character. What can 469 00:33:05.759 --> 00:33:08.799 you share with us about Kamari Lassid to the individual of the family, what 470 00:33:08.839 --> 00:33:14.359 type of stock does he come from? I think that's one of the things 471 00:33:14.400 --> 00:33:19.359 that for the most part, you can kind of blanket statement that to anybody 472 00:33:19.359 --> 00:33:23.279 that comes from Georgie's program because it's one of the things that they've done from 473 00:33:23.279 --> 00:33:28.880 a recruiting standpoint over the past few years where they obviously target, you know, 474 00:33:28.920 --> 00:33:31.200 and get highly ranked guys and get a lot of them, and you 475 00:33:31.240 --> 00:33:36.559 know, they get number one type recruiting classes. But it's very specific based 476 00:33:36.640 --> 00:33:42.559 upon the character things and the human that you're talking about. And also think 477 00:33:42.559 --> 00:33:50.279 about George's practices, like there's just mountains of scouts and coaches who talk about 478 00:33:50.319 --> 00:33:53.319 the physicality of their practices. And thus, if you get a kid who's 479 00:33:53.440 --> 00:33:59.759 been there for three years and survived and also then thrived in that environment, 480 00:34:00.319 --> 00:34:02.680 you're getting a professional. And you're also, by the way, the biggest 481 00:34:02.680 --> 00:34:07.000 thing that and this is something that goes untalked about, I think a lot, 482 00:34:07.039 --> 00:34:14.280 but Kirby smart does this at least almost double digit times per practice is 483 00:34:14.360 --> 00:34:16.719 harping on how hard you play on special teams. And last there was always 484 00:34:16.719 --> 00:34:22.840 a special teams contributor those kids, Every single kid there knows exactly what the 485 00:34:22.920 --> 00:34:25.280 NFL veteran minimum is for a specialty to be on special teams and play in 486 00:34:25.280 --> 00:34:30.920 the league. Because Kirby wants kids who care about special teams as much as 487 00:34:30.960 --> 00:34:35.400 he does because and you look across their roster, it's starters everywhere on special 488 00:34:35.440 --> 00:34:38.920 teams. Well, Brent, we certainly appreciate the time Brent Rollins from UGA 489 00:34:39.000 --> 00:34:45.039 sports dot com and via the X platform you can find Brent's work at Brent 490 00:34:45.159 --> 00:34:51.840 Rollins p HD. Really appreciate the insight and continued good luck with the next 491 00:34:51.960 --> 00:34:57.039 and next and next and next Georgia player that gets drafted. There's gonna be 492 00:34:57.039 --> 00:34:59.480 a few more, not as many of this year as your past years. 493 00:34:59.480 --> 00:35:04.559 But thank you very much for having me on BRIGID and I believe all total 494 00:35:04.679 --> 00:35:08.039 last night if my math is correct, which if you've listened to enough Space 495 00:35:08.039 --> 00:35:12.679 City Saturday, you know that math is not really my thing, but I 496 00:35:12.760 --> 00:35:16.239 do my best. Uh. Four more Georgia players taken last night. As 497 00:35:16.480 --> 00:35:22.280 we heard about Javon Bullard and that was something that you heard with him going 498 00:35:22.280 --> 00:35:24.960 to the Green Bay Packers. Well, I think if you remember, and 499 00:35:25.079 --> 00:35:30.199 we'll play the cut a little bit later on Kamari last with a great line 500 00:35:30.320 --> 00:35:35.440 about not having the face CJ. Stroud anymore. Probably one of the best 501 00:35:35.760 --> 00:35:38.960 football games, period that I've ever seen, was that Chick fil A Peach 502 00:35:38.960 --> 00:35:45.039 Bowl a couple of years ago in Atlanta between Georgia and Ohio State. It 503 00:35:45.119 --> 00:35:46.800 was the National Championship game. I mean I think we saw it. Sorry 504 00:35:46.840 --> 00:35:51.039 TCU fans, I know there's a lot of frogs out there listening, but 505 00:35:51.159 --> 00:35:55.000 what we saw at Sofi Stadium on that Monday night was not the game that 506 00:35:55.079 --> 00:35:59.559 this one was in Atlanta for the semi final game. It was just a 507 00:35:59.599 --> 00:36:04.880 shame honestly that. I mean, how much just amazing TV would that have 508 00:36:04.960 --> 00:36:09.440 been in LA between Georgia and Ohio State for the national title game? Like 509 00:36:09.480 --> 00:36:14.559 that would have been. I almost think it could have been pretty close to 510 00:36:14.960 --> 00:36:20.159 what we still talk about to this day of USC in Texas and that two 511 00:36:20.199 --> 00:36:22.559 thousand and five season, two thousand and six Rose Bowl that they had. 512 00:36:22.639 --> 00:36:28.559 But still, you know, talking about the many players taken, well, 513 00:36:28.639 --> 00:36:31.400 you know, we always like to do the total board, and every single 514 00:36:31.480 --> 00:36:37.000 year it's the SEC and everyone else in terms of the total amount of picks. 515 00:36:37.400 --> 00:36:43.760 But Pro Football Focused College PFF underscore college on Twitter a couple of hours 516 00:36:43.760 --> 00:36:47.480 ago, most players selected by school right now, the ones with the most 517 00:36:47.719 --> 00:36:52.280 well, oddly enough, they were the ones in the National Championship game here 518 00:36:52.320 --> 00:36:58.480 in Houston last year, Michigan and Washington both with seven players a piece, 519 00:36:58.920 --> 00:37:04.119 and the usual suspect there and tied for third right behind them Alabama, Florida 520 00:37:04.119 --> 00:37:08.119 State, Georgia with all six apiece. Here's the one the fans of the 521 00:37:08.119 --> 00:37:13.480 ones on the forty Acres, Texas with five. And that's actually gonna lead 522 00:37:13.480 --> 00:37:17.360 me into the next segment, because coming up next, it's just another example 523 00:37:17.599 --> 00:37:22.599 that the draft process is too darn long. And what happens we have too 524 00:37:22.679 --> 00:37:25.119 much time on our hands, well, we start talking too much. We 525 00:37:25.320 --> 00:37:30.800 will let you hear exactly what that means, and I'll react in much more 526 00:37:30.880 --> 00:37:35.880 as we continue along here and close out our one of this edition of Space 527 00:37:35.920 --> 00:37:38.599 City Saturday. I'm Dan Matthews with you here on your home of the Astros 528 00:37:38.639 --> 00:37:47.719 and the Rockets, Sports Talk seven ninety, Space City Saturday on Sports Talk 529 00:37:47.760 --> 00:37:55.440 seven ninety. I feel like this gave us hell, and yet I don't 530 00:37:55.440 --> 00:38:00.400 remember him. I remember too many passed the drown and that the few that 531 00:38:00.639 --> 00:38:05.559 really that we really just didn't really have a true answer for the quarterback home. 532 00:38:05.639 --> 00:38:08.960 So that's one thing that I've susually remember from here. And we stripped 533 00:38:09.039 --> 00:38:16.880 up there barely Gamari Lassiter, your newest Houston Texan. I guess third newest 534 00:38:16.920 --> 00:38:22.000 Houston Texan if you want to be particular about it. Because after him at 535 00:38:22.079 --> 00:38:25.280 number fifty nine, they go with Blake Fisher out of Notre Dame. And 536 00:38:25.599 --> 00:38:30.639 also at number seventy eight, a trade. So Adam Wexler is right, 537 00:38:30.840 --> 00:38:36.320 Nick Cassario trader, Nick, he trades up in the third round to go 538 00:38:36.360 --> 00:38:39.800 get Kaylin Bullock out of USC. And it sounds like too, you know, 539 00:38:39.960 --> 00:38:45.519 it's funny before we get to the draft process part of all this. 540 00:38:45.559 --> 00:38:47.760 And by the way, too, I'm gonna go ahead. And you know 541 00:38:47.800 --> 00:38:52.400 there's self reported violations in the nc DOUBLEA. You know that schools that have 542 00:38:52.519 --> 00:38:55.519 like a minor recruiting violation, they tell the ncuble A, Hey, we 543 00:38:55.559 --> 00:39:00.679 didn't know, we weren't supposed to give this recruit that we did that. 544 00:39:00.159 --> 00:39:04.239 Uh, don't ding us too hard. That's why we're telling you. So 545 00:39:04.280 --> 00:39:07.400 in this case right here, I'll call an error on myself. I will 546 00:39:07.719 --> 00:39:12.760 say that I had a lax and lapse in judgment in coverage because I didn't 547 00:39:12.760 --> 00:39:15.719 even throw out the phone number. Today, I'm surprised I hadn't gotten a 548 00:39:15.719 --> 00:39:17.199 text from Chris Gordy. Of course, in my mind I would read it 549 00:39:17.280 --> 00:39:21.480 like Gordy, no phone number, you know, don't out, you know, 550 00:39:21.559 --> 00:39:23.159 come on man. So in this case right here, seven one, 551 00:39:23.199 --> 00:39:25.480 three, two, five, seven ninety. You know a lot of people 552 00:39:25.519 --> 00:39:30.559 want to react to the draft and be able to talk that. So we 553 00:39:30.599 --> 00:39:32.519 will do that. We will continue that conversation all throughout the show. We'll 554 00:39:32.519 --> 00:39:37.239 get into a little bit more astros next hour. But of course the Texan's 555 00:39:37.280 --> 00:39:40.719 hot and heavy over there. But where I'm going with this is a lot 556 00:39:40.760 --> 00:39:44.960 of times again, you know, that strong relationship that the head coach and 557 00:39:45.000 --> 00:39:50.119 the GM have in the NFL is that there will be a pick or two 558 00:39:50.239 --> 00:39:53.239 in the draft where the GM, you know, they're kind of going around 559 00:39:53.280 --> 00:39:55.000 the room, all right, who do we like here? Who do we 560 00:39:55.039 --> 00:39:59.320 want? All of those different types of things that they'll look to the head 561 00:39:59.320 --> 00:40:01.280 coach and be like, all right, hey, this is you. Who 562 00:40:01.360 --> 00:40:06.079 do you want? And I mean, just it sounds like and also to 563 00:40:06.199 --> 00:40:09.639 the reaction of them making the move to go up and get Bullock, but 564 00:40:10.039 --> 00:40:13.920 also too, I mean, some of the reactions I saw from the Texans 565 00:40:13.960 --> 00:40:19.440 on Twitter sounds like Kayln Bullock was a Demiico Ryans pick like that that he 566 00:40:19.880 --> 00:40:22.639 you know, you know, really did his you know, film study on 567 00:40:22.760 --> 00:40:27.840 him, and you know, really just kind of did his his work on 568 00:40:27.960 --> 00:40:30.840 him and said, you know that's a guy in my secondary I want. 569 00:40:30.039 --> 00:40:34.920 So the Texans make that move, go up and get him. We'll let 570 00:40:34.960 --> 00:40:38.239 you hear from Nick Casserio about, you know, the player that they're getting 571 00:40:38.360 --> 00:40:42.440 out of USC a little bit later on. But we just heard Brent Rollins 572 00:40:42.599 --> 00:40:46.360 talk about Kamari Laster. You just heard Laster right there, and again, 573 00:40:46.519 --> 00:40:49.639 I mean, you know that game and I was talking about it kind of 574 00:40:49.639 --> 00:40:54.000 got started talking about with Javon Bullard because remember in that game, it was 575 00:40:54.079 --> 00:41:00.400 Javon Bullard's hit on Marvin Harrison Junior that knocked him out of the game, 576 00:41:00.440 --> 00:41:06.159 concusted Marvin Harrison Junior, and of course Georgia able to come back and win 577 00:41:06.280 --> 00:41:12.079 that one, as they were able to then finish the Drill and win the 578 00:41:12.199 --> 00:41:17.880 national title that season. But Bullard was thought by many to be a possibility 579 00:41:17.920 --> 00:41:21.840 for the Texans if he was still around there at number fifty nine, but 580 00:41:21.880 --> 00:41:24.920 I believe it was right before them at fifty eight. The Green Bay Packers 581 00:41:25.039 --> 00:41:30.119 saying yeah, we want him in our secondary, so the Packers. So 582 00:41:30.960 --> 00:41:36.280 the Texans could not go two for two with Georgia players. But you know 583 00:41:36.360 --> 00:41:39.119 a little bit more to on, you know what the Texans have been able 584 00:41:39.119 --> 00:41:44.039 to add in terms of these three players. I mean, I will say 585 00:41:44.079 --> 00:41:47.360 this, I'm a power five guy. I am a huge believer in adding 586 00:41:47.440 --> 00:41:52.119 power five players. And also too, I mean for all the things we 587 00:41:52.159 --> 00:41:57.239 heard of, not only with Nick Cassio what he said last night about building 588 00:41:57.239 --> 00:42:00.800 the most competitive fifty three man roster as they can, I mean had a 589 00:42:00.880 --> 00:42:04.960 chance a couple of weeks ago to ask Will Anderson Junior about you know, 590 00:42:05.039 --> 00:42:07.400 players being added. And also too, I mean something he had said at 591 00:42:07.400 --> 00:42:10.679 the end of the season where he had guys coming up to him on the 592 00:42:10.719 --> 00:42:15.519 field saying, it looks like you guys have something special there, like that 593 00:42:15.639 --> 00:42:17.960 looks like it's fun to be a part of. And he had a line 594 00:42:19.199 --> 00:42:22.840 that really has stuck with me ever since. And we've heard Nick Cassio a 595 00:42:22.880 --> 00:42:27.559 couple of times now say this where you know, not everybody is for us 596 00:42:27.559 --> 00:42:30.000 and we're not for them, and you know this this is something that you 597 00:42:30.039 --> 00:42:35.719 have to fully buy into and a credit goes to not only Tamiko Ryans and 598 00:42:35.840 --> 00:42:39.880 Nick Cassario for building and fostering that culture inside that building, but also too, 599 00:42:40.559 --> 00:42:43.639 I think a huge part of that is the guys that he added in 600 00:42:43.679 --> 00:42:46.760 the draft last year. CJ. Stroud and Will Anderson Jr. What do 601 00:42:46.800 --> 00:42:52.119 they have in common? They come from programs where championships are the only thing 602 00:42:52.440 --> 00:42:57.360 that matters in those programs. At Ohio State, what are the two things 603 00:42:57.400 --> 00:43:00.800 they care about the most? Beat Michigan and win a national title? And 604 00:43:01.039 --> 00:43:05.960 I mean that's the expectation that Ryan Day and everybody up there at Ohio State 605 00:43:06.039 --> 00:43:08.800 have to deal with every single year. And that's what Urban Meyer was able 606 00:43:08.800 --> 00:43:13.559 to bring back there to Columbus Ohio and c J. Stroud knows that well, 607 00:43:13.880 --> 00:43:15.239 and I think he was able to bring that mindset into the building. 608 00:43:15.280 --> 00:43:20.519 And of course Will Anderson Junior when he was a part of that monster that 609 00:43:20.639 --> 00:43:23.199 Nick Saban built in Tuscaloosa. I mean, I don't think it's a coincidence 610 00:43:23.239 --> 00:43:27.440 that you added those guys and they were able to help with some of the 611 00:43:27.480 --> 00:43:30.320 younger guys on this team. No, that's not how you do it. 612 00:43:30.360 --> 00:43:32.960 Do it this way. This is what winning football looks like, you know, 613 00:43:34.239 --> 00:43:36.639 it's it's the you know, you can either do it the right way 614 00:43:36.719 --> 00:43:38.760 or you can do it the way that you're doing it. And I think 615 00:43:38.800 --> 00:43:44.400 that that's something that these guys had brought into the fold. So it's been 616 00:43:44.719 --> 00:43:47.400 absolutely fun to see here in this last year and a half of it, 617 00:43:47.599 --> 00:43:52.760 just the mindset and also to the expectations not only in that building but outside 618 00:43:52.760 --> 00:43:58.760 the building change seemingly overnight with what those guys have been able to bring. 619 00:43:58.880 --> 00:44:01.960 And also too, I think you saw that kind of manifest itself in the 620 00:44:02.079 --> 00:44:07.039 draft last night. You get Kamari Laster, a guy from a championship program, 621 00:44:07.400 --> 00:44:09.639 and you know, it kind of even goes a little bit further as 622 00:44:09.679 --> 00:44:15.079 well that I remember when I was covering Georgia that whenever Kirby Smart would talk 623 00:44:15.079 --> 00:44:20.199 about his recruiting classes, he would talk about, we want team captains, 624 00:44:20.400 --> 00:44:24.039 we want guys that played for state championships. We want guys who know what 625 00:44:24.199 --> 00:44:29.440 a winning mindset looks like and what it is coming into this building. And 626 00:44:29.679 --> 00:44:32.480 that's a reason why at Georgia, with you know, just the transfer portal, 627 00:44:32.559 --> 00:44:37.559 everything that is now that they've been able to keep roster continuity pretty well, 628 00:44:37.719 --> 00:44:42.119 because it's one of those things that they're able to go and get, 629 00:44:42.199 --> 00:44:45.280 yes, four or five stars. You heard Brent Rollins talk about it there, 630 00:44:45.280 --> 00:44:50.480 you know, in the segment before about you know, just how they're 631 00:44:50.519 --> 00:44:53.519 able to keep that thing strong in Athens. And that's one of them is 632 00:44:53.599 --> 00:44:57.320 that you know, a four or five star we'll get to campus there and 633 00:44:57.320 --> 00:45:01.039 they'll tell them there's no guarantees, like you have to earn whatever playing time 634 00:45:01.079 --> 00:45:05.679 you get on the field, and that only helps you when you get to 635 00:45:05.719 --> 00:45:08.199 the next level. And you had a guy out of a program that has 636 00:45:08.280 --> 00:45:13.199 such a strong culture already. Same deal with Blake Fisher at Notre Dame. 637 00:45:13.320 --> 00:45:16.559 I mean, you play at Notre Dame, you are on national TV every 638 00:45:16.840 --> 00:45:22.320 single game. You are in all intents and purposes for a lot of the 639 00:45:22.320 --> 00:45:27.360 country that's that part of the country's team. I mean in the major cities, 640 00:45:27.440 --> 00:45:30.360 Notre Dame is the college football program and they've got the deal with NBC, 641 00:45:30.760 --> 00:45:34.199 and you know, people can say what they want in terms of, 642 00:45:34.519 --> 00:45:37.480 you know, are they still a national powerhouse? All of those different types 643 00:45:37.519 --> 00:45:40.000 of things, and those are the expectations you deal with there. Same deal 644 00:45:40.079 --> 00:45:45.639 for Kaitlin Bullock at USC. I mean they are you know, the team 645 00:45:45.760 --> 00:45:50.000 that everybody pays attention to out in southern California, And are you know, 646 00:45:50.039 --> 00:45:53.480 are they what they were when Brian Kushing and Reggie Bush and Matt Liiner were 647 00:45:53.519 --> 00:45:58.079 on campus there and Pete Carroll was the head coach. No, but it 648 00:45:58.119 --> 00:46:01.599 doesn't mean that the expectations are any different in Southern California. They still they're 649 00:46:01.679 --> 00:46:07.000 they're trying to get back into the national conversation of making the college football playoff 650 00:46:07.000 --> 00:46:13.119 everything else of the sort. So those are things that Cayln Bullock has you 651 00:46:13.119 --> 00:46:15.239 know, you know, already dealt with in college and now brings to the 652 00:46:15.559 --> 00:46:21.280 Texans organization. We'll get to, you know, the the draft process and 653 00:46:21.320 --> 00:46:23.599 everything. How long it is, you know, typical fashion. Sometimes I 654 00:46:23.639 --> 00:46:29.159 get on a tangent going at one direction and sometimes unable to get you that. 655 00:46:29.320 --> 00:46:31.519 So the top of the hour we will get you that because there's some 656 00:46:31.679 --> 00:46:37.000 interesting audio that goes along with that. But let's get out to the phone 657 00:46:37.000 --> 00:46:39.440 lines again. Someone three two, one two five, seven ninety al on 658 00:46:39.480 --> 00:46:44.280 the south side wants to weigh in here on Sports Talk seven ninety al. 659 00:46:44.320 --> 00:46:46.199 What's going on, buddy, Hey, what's going on, Dan, Yell? 660 00:46:46.239 --> 00:46:51.440 I have great show. I appreciate, buddy. Okay, the fourth 661 00:46:51.559 --> 00:46:54.639 round starts today eleven, right, Yeah, so here in a few minutes 662 00:46:54.679 --> 00:47:00.559 they're gonna get going. Texans are a little bit later on. Okay, 663 00:47:00.639 --> 00:47:04.920 are y'all gonna cover it or it's gonna be on ABC? I mean, 664 00:47:05.159 --> 00:47:07.880 I think you know obviously the the TV coverage will be there, but I'll 665 00:47:07.920 --> 00:47:14.360 be with you here until noon and then of course we'll be back with live 666 00:47:14.400 --> 00:47:19.559 programming with Ross viller Real at four o'clock for Astros on deck. Okay, 667 00:47:19.559 --> 00:47:22.760 I didn't know. I thought I've seen it coming on ABC at thirteen. 668 00:47:22.400 --> 00:47:29.679 What pick we got in the four front? I am actually pulling that up 669 00:47:29.679 --> 00:47:34.840 because I thought that's where you were going to go. Believe it is at 670 00:47:34.880 --> 00:47:40.320 the later stage of the fourth round, as you know they are. I 671 00:47:40.360 --> 00:47:45.079 want to say, like like fourth to last or fifth to last. It 672 00:47:45.280 --> 00:47:49.719 is going to be a little bit of a wait for us. Okay, 673 00:47:50.239 --> 00:47:52.400 So the player, Le'm gonna get your opinion on this. So the players 674 00:47:52.400 --> 00:48:00.400 we picked up yesterday, uh four players, right? I think all on 675 00:48:00.480 --> 00:48:05.960 a well, one on offensive line and the other ones was defense. Correct, 676 00:48:07.239 --> 00:48:10.559 Yeah, so two defensive backs Bullock and Lassiter. Bullock is safety, 677 00:48:10.719 --> 00:48:15.880 Laster a corner, probably gonna be a slot corner in the early stages of 678 00:48:15.920 --> 00:48:21.440 his career, so probably playing the nickel spot. I know that Nick Casseio 679 00:48:21.559 --> 00:48:24.519 threw that out last night, and Fisher, I mean, you know, 680 00:48:24.719 --> 00:48:30.519 I agree with what Nick Cassario said, you can never have enough good offensive 681 00:48:30.559 --> 00:48:35.760 tackles, and that is what he slates to be in the NFL. But 682 00:48:35.960 --> 00:48:37.480 also two, I mean, you know, we talked about it last night 683 00:48:37.519 --> 00:48:39.840 on the Draft Show, and I agree with wex. As of right now, 684 00:48:39.880 --> 00:48:45.719 you probably have three of your starters in place in Laramie Tunsall, Titus 685 00:48:45.760 --> 00:48:51.239 Howard, and also Shaq Mason, and we'll see what happens with center, 686 00:48:51.960 --> 00:48:54.719 and we'll also see what happens with that left guard spot. So there's still 687 00:48:54.800 --> 00:48:59.639 spots to be one on that offensive line. Yeah, that's what I was 688 00:48:59.719 --> 00:49:04.519 looking and that yesterday. I've seen some players that I know. I think 689 00:49:04.599 --> 00:49:08.400 the kool Aid dude went right before us New Orleans a green belt. Somebody 690 00:49:08.480 --> 00:49:16.960 snatched good player. But sometimes the name on the jersey sometimes it be overhyped 691 00:49:17.000 --> 00:49:22.199 a lot. But I was looking at it. I was reaching for a 692 00:49:22.280 --> 00:49:25.199 D tackle just to get your pin and take on that. But then see, 693 00:49:25.239 --> 00:49:30.480 I have to step back and realize the draft doesn't define the season, 694 00:49:30.599 --> 00:49:36.320 meaning that you have players that's gonna get undrafted, You're gonna have players that's 695 00:49:36.400 --> 00:49:39.280 not in the draft, and you're gonna have players that get cut. So 696 00:49:39.840 --> 00:49:45.239 even with the D tackles, how do you if you was hw pathetically speaking 697 00:49:45.800 --> 00:49:51.840 on how close or what you think about the speed of mama to going towards 698 00:49:51.840 --> 00:49:54.920 the D tackle and I hang up this all right, appreciate the call. 699 00:49:55.639 --> 00:49:59.800 You know, in terms of defensive tackle, there's still Makay Wingo out there, 700 00:50:00.320 --> 00:50:07.079 Davis out of Clemson another one. You've also got Jalen CRUMMDY out of 701 00:50:07.480 --> 00:50:13.920 Mississippi State, Jordan Jefferson out of LSU. So there are still plenty of 702 00:50:13.920 --> 00:50:15.920 good players out there. Fabian love it. I mean if the Texans, 703 00:50:15.920 --> 00:50:21.239 which by the way, to the Texan's going to be picking twenty seventh here 704 00:50:21.440 --> 00:50:25.440 in the fourth round, so a little bit later on in this round, 705 00:50:25.639 --> 00:50:31.719 as they will actually be eighth to last here in the fourth round, and 706 00:50:32.039 --> 00:50:36.920 then they've got a couple of sevenths. I believe they don't have a fifth 707 00:50:37.039 --> 00:50:40.800 I know that the breakdown was done last night by Nick Cassario, but still 708 00:50:40.840 --> 00:50:44.320 plenty of players there, and we'll get into a little bit more of that 709 00:50:44.519 --> 00:50:49.719 actually as we get into the eleven o'clock hour, and also to get you 710 00:50:50.199 --> 00:50:53.480 a little bit of the point that I made about at least was setting up 711 00:50:53.559 --> 00:50:58.119 about the draft process. We'll have all of that as we start to the 712 00:50:58.159 --> 00:51:01.519 eleven o'clock hour. Now the fourth round underway from Detroit, we will continue 713 00:51:01.519 --> 00:51:07.000 the draft conversation and much more right here on your home of the Astros and 714 00:51:07.039 --> 00:51:19.639 the Rockets, Sports Talk seven ninety. Welcomebore, Welcome to another Space City 715 00:51:19.719 --> 00:51:25.000 Saturday on Sports Talk seven ninety Dan Matthews Live and local h town breakdown of 716 00:51:25.079 --> 00:51:30.960 the world that matters to you, the Houston sports world, all these great 717 00:51:30.039 --> 00:51:36.079 Houston fans here. We love you all, So finish up on that to 718 00:51:36.159 --> 00:51:40.119 do list. Flute up the cooler, because you can't drink in talk sports 719 00:51:40.199 --> 00:51:45.800 all day if you don't start. Now bear me in the eight This is 720 00:51:45.880 --> 00:51:53.239 Space City Saturday. That's insane. Here's seven nineties Dan Matthews. Anyway, 721 00:51:53.280 --> 00:52:00.320 we go here in hour two of the show, as the fourth round under 722 00:52:00.480 --> 00:52:05.480 way there in Detroit, so we'll keep you up to date on what is 723 00:52:05.960 --> 00:52:09.000 going on there. The Carolina Panther is going to start things off, so 724 00:52:09.679 --> 00:52:14.159 as we start to see some notable names come off the board, we will 725 00:52:14.280 --> 00:52:16.840 keep you up to date on that. But since I missed on the last 726 00:52:16.840 --> 00:52:22.000 one, I'll get to it here. So the draft process, you know, 727 00:52:22.280 --> 00:52:27.599 we see from this season coming to an end there in January, and 728 00:52:27.639 --> 00:52:30.800 then from January all until now. As you follow the process, this is 729 00:52:30.840 --> 00:52:37.199 when guys leave their campuses, they start going to here or to Arizona, 730 00:52:37.360 --> 00:52:42.599 California, Florida, Georgia, wherever it is, and start working out at 731 00:52:42.679 --> 00:52:51.039 some of these major you know, kind of pheno draft preparation facilities. I 732 00:52:51.039 --> 00:52:53.840 mean, you know, I know D one Sports is a huge one that 733 00:52:53.920 --> 00:52:59.559 is used a lot by players as well as you know, many others plex 734 00:52:59.679 --> 00:53:02.639 here in Houston area. Danny Arnold out there in the Sugarland area, he 735 00:53:02.719 --> 00:53:06.400 has a lot of players that will go out there and get ready for the 736 00:53:06.480 --> 00:53:08.239 draft there. But that's not the part that I'm talking about. The part 737 00:53:08.280 --> 00:53:13.079 that I'm talking about is just all of that time that we have that three 738 00:53:13.119 --> 00:53:16.800 and a half four months before we get to hear in the draft is a 739 00:53:16.800 --> 00:53:22.559 lot of paralysis by analysis if we're just being honest, because it is, 740 00:53:22.000 --> 00:53:25.559 you know, having an anonymous scout say, oh, this is a camp 741 00:53:25.599 --> 00:53:29.880 mess prospect. If you pass on him, you're gonna regret it for years. 742 00:53:30.199 --> 00:53:34.039 You don't hear those as much. You hear more often. And this 743 00:53:34.239 --> 00:53:37.760 was something that I believe Nick Casserio was kind of hinting at last week, 744 00:53:37.800 --> 00:53:42.239 and maybe that's kind of what the you know, voice of the frustration was 745 00:53:42.400 --> 00:53:49.320 about things said by so called experts is the anonymous reports. And we had 746 00:53:49.519 --> 00:53:54.239 one last year here in this very area of the S two test with CJ. 747 00:53:54.320 --> 00:53:59.639 Stroud and oh, no player has ever had a successful career performing as 748 00:53:59.639 --> 00:54:01.639 poorly on this test as he did. And then, if I'm not mistaken, 749 00:54:01.679 --> 00:54:05.440 the S two test then came back and said, well, the results 750 00:54:05.440 --> 00:54:08.679 were probably flawed. And basically you just kind of, you know, found 751 00:54:09.000 --> 00:54:14.480 that that story was floated out there with really much validity to it, and 752 00:54:14.679 --> 00:54:17.760 people got frustrated, of course about it, because well Stroud proved all of 753 00:54:17.800 --> 00:54:22.199 that to be wrong because he went out and was unreal on the field and 754 00:54:22.320 --> 00:54:29.880 all of those concerns were really just they were unwarranted and in this case right 755 00:54:29.920 --> 00:54:35.039 here, Colts GM Chris Ballard talking with the media last night and the Colts 756 00:54:35.519 --> 00:54:45.199 going with a pass rusher in the first round with Layoutu Latu out of UCLA 757 00:54:45.599 --> 00:54:50.440 and of course the Lombardi Award winner as a first round pick for them. 758 00:54:50.639 --> 00:54:52.599 And I said at the time when they made that pick, I said, 759 00:54:52.800 --> 00:54:57.920 wow, how the tables have turned, because for years it was the Texans 760 00:54:58.119 --> 00:55:00.920 with their draft picks of we we got to stop number eighteen. We've got 761 00:55:00.960 --> 00:55:05.840 to be able to find a way to limit that guy who wears number eighteen 762 00:55:05.880 --> 00:55:07.360 for the Colts, and at the time, of course Peyton Manning. And 763 00:55:07.400 --> 00:55:10.599 that's why the Texans made a lot of the picks that they did at the 764 00:55:10.639 --> 00:55:15.400 time, Brian Cushing, Connor, Barwin Brooks, reed, JJ Watts, 765 00:55:15.559 --> 00:55:20.320 everybody of the sorts, and they were trying to bolster up their defense to 766 00:55:20.360 --> 00:55:22.599 be able to try to counteract what they're doing there. Well, I think 767 00:55:22.639 --> 00:55:29.280 that probably Chris Ballard and the crew there in Indianapolis with Law two saying we've 768 00:55:29.280 --> 00:55:31.679 got to stop number seven now, and the shoe is on the other foot. 769 00:55:31.719 --> 00:55:36.360 The Texans are the ones now that have teams coming after them with the 770 00:55:36.360 --> 00:55:38.760 way that CJ. Shroud in the way that they played last year, and 771 00:55:38.960 --> 00:55:43.679 they're the reigning champs of the AFC South. So now you've got them, 772 00:55:43.719 --> 00:55:47.239 You've got Jacksonville, you've got Tennessee. Although Tennessee probably as compared to the 773 00:55:47.280 --> 00:55:52.519 other two, probably a little further behind in terms of trying to get back 774 00:55:52.559 --> 00:55:55.719 into contention, but that's still in play. Ady Mitchell, though, a 775 00:55:55.760 --> 00:55:59.880 guy that we know well from the Four Bend area, went out to Georgia 776 00:56:00.039 --> 00:56:04.320 late his first couple of years there and won national titles with the Dogs, 777 00:56:04.360 --> 00:56:08.639 and then this past season decided to go to Texas, and I guess there 778 00:56:08.679 --> 00:56:14.320 was an anonymous report out there about his character, and that was brought up 779 00:56:14.400 --> 00:56:17.480 last night to colch GM Chris Ballard, and as you can hear in this 780 00:56:17.519 --> 00:56:22.320 piece of audio, let's just say he was not very pleased. I mean 781 00:56:22.360 --> 00:56:25.079 I read some of the that was set on tea. I mean, just 782 00:56:25.119 --> 00:56:32.519 a typical e chose my language, our typical league un name sources, you 783 00:56:32.559 --> 00:56:38.159 know, bad interview. That's such bod I mean it is it's like put 784 00:56:38.199 --> 00:56:44.079 your name, like, put your name on it. I'm tired of we 785 00:56:44.119 --> 00:56:46.239 tear these young men down. These are twenty one, twenty two young men. 786 00:56:46.840 --> 00:56:50.360 And if you can, if people out there can tell me, they 787 00:56:50.400 --> 00:56:54.559 don't they're perfect in their lives. It's cramp. It's cramp. This is 788 00:56:54.599 --> 00:57:00.400 a good kid, and you know, for for that, for those forced 789 00:57:00.400 --> 00:57:01.960 to come out, thank you know much. I said it last year. 790 00:57:04.000 --> 00:57:07.920 It's it's bull. I'm sorry. I apologize for the language I don't but 791 00:57:08.000 --> 00:57:13.800 I do, all right. So you heard his frustration there. And I 792 00:57:13.800 --> 00:57:17.960 don't know exactly what the report is about Mitchell. I mean, I will 793 00:57:19.000 --> 00:57:22.280 say this. When I was at Georgia, I don't think I ever talked 794 00:57:22.360 --> 00:57:25.079 to a d Mitchell. You know. It's also too, you know, 795 00:57:25.079 --> 00:57:30.119 a lot of programs will handle their players in different ways. In the case 796 00:57:30.159 --> 00:57:32.039 of Georgia, most of the players we talked with we're part of the leadership 797 00:57:32.079 --> 00:57:39.000 council and it's a very controlled environment in terms of freshmen don't talk. But 798 00:57:39.079 --> 00:57:45.679 also too, you really only get access to a handful of players because it's 799 00:57:45.840 --> 00:57:49.840 a you know, kind of a program that is a lot in the same 800 00:57:49.920 --> 00:57:52.679 mold of what Nick Saban did at Alabama, and a lot of this comes 801 00:57:52.679 --> 00:57:59.119 from Bill Parcells of that coaching tree of Bill Belichick. You know Nick Saban 802 00:58:00.079 --> 00:58:04.280 as well as you know now Kirby is part of that, and you know 803 00:58:04.559 --> 00:58:07.280 Jimbo Fisher part of that as well. Of you know, you want to 804 00:58:07.360 --> 00:58:12.360 be the voice of the program, you being the head coach, and you 805 00:58:12.400 --> 00:58:15.679 don't make assistance available other than the beginning of the season. You'll get the 806 00:58:15.719 --> 00:58:21.679 offensive coordinator and the defensive coordinator to talk to the media. But aside from 807 00:58:21.679 --> 00:58:25.519 that until you get to the bowl games. That is when you are able 808 00:58:25.559 --> 00:58:30.920 to kind of open things up because a lot of the bowl games in postseason 809 00:58:30.960 --> 00:58:35.960 games will open up locker rooms and also two media days they will make players 810 00:58:35.960 --> 00:58:38.559 available. And that's usually as a media member when you go around and talk 811 00:58:38.599 --> 00:58:43.039 to players and coaches you hadn't had a chance to talk to all season long. 812 00:58:43.119 --> 00:58:46.119 But in this case right here, I never heard anything bad about Ady 813 00:58:46.199 --> 00:58:52.400 Mitchell. And this is a situation here where yeah, I don't doubt that 814 00:58:52.559 --> 00:58:57.039 maybe he had a bad interview, but it also too kind of goes to 815 00:58:57.079 --> 00:59:00.480 what he talked about there twenty one to twenty two years old. Let's go 816 00:59:00.519 --> 00:59:02.199 ahead and just take a little inventory here of any of us here in the 817 00:59:02.280 --> 00:59:06.679 room at the moment. What were we like, at twenty one twenty two 818 00:59:06.760 --> 00:59:08.599 years old, we were not a finished product, right, Like, we 819 00:59:08.599 --> 00:59:15.559 were probably still making mistakes, still doing things in terms of that little thing 820 00:59:15.599 --> 00:59:20.639 we call growing up and learning from those things. And I mean, if 821 00:59:20.679 --> 00:59:24.519 that's you know, the only thing that really Ady Mitchell is responsible for, 822 00:59:24.880 --> 00:59:28.920 then I'm not going to hold it against the guy. I mean, you 823 00:59:28.960 --> 00:59:31.480 know, a bad interview, oh, you know, comes across as awkward, 824 00:59:31.519 --> 00:59:36.800 whatever it might be. I'm just throwing those oas examples again, twenty 825 00:59:36.840 --> 00:59:38.880 one to twenty two years old. Like, I think that we kind of 826 00:59:39.000 --> 00:59:44.880 mistake, you know, a lot of exposure for these guys as to they're 827 00:59:44.920 --> 00:59:47.760 ready and they're grown up already, when the truth of the matter is they're 828 00:59:47.800 --> 00:59:52.599 just like any of us. And at that age we're still going through experiences, 829 00:59:52.639 --> 00:59:55.719 still trying to learn, still trying to navigate how to become an adult. 830 00:59:57.000 --> 01:00:00.920 And this process for a draft is all of those things. And I 831 01:00:00.920 --> 01:00:04.360 don't doubt that some guys are not finished products. As a matter of fact, 832 01:00:04.880 --> 01:00:07.800 I know that you know a lot of guys in terms of interview skills 833 01:00:07.840 --> 01:00:12.840 and everything else of the sort, they're nowhere close. And sometimes that's a 834 01:00:12.960 --> 01:00:15.840 choice of a player. Some guys just go ahead and look at it and 835 01:00:15.840 --> 01:00:17.199 say, I don't want to focus on that. I don't care about that. 836 01:00:17.440 --> 01:00:21.760 I want to play football and that's how I want to be able to 837 01:00:22.000 --> 01:00:24.800 go about my business and everything else. Well, it kind of takes care 838 01:00:24.840 --> 01:00:29.440 of itself. And in this case right here, I mean, you know, 839 01:00:29.559 --> 01:00:34.599 we hear about character issues, and here's character issues for me. Do 840 01:00:34.719 --> 01:00:38.360 they have a history of violence against others. I mean, that's a character 841 01:00:38.440 --> 01:00:43.400 issue for me. You know, any other you know, involvements in crimes, 842 01:00:43.679 --> 01:00:46.000 that's a character issue for me. I mean, if it's a guy 843 01:00:46.159 --> 01:00:49.719 that, oh he's pretty quiet, Oh, you know, he doesn't say 844 01:00:49.800 --> 01:00:52.119 much, he doesn't do much, all of these different types of things, 845 01:00:52.360 --> 01:00:54.760 I'm just throwing those as examples, that's not a character issue for me. 846 01:00:55.000 --> 01:01:00.559 Some guys again just want to you know, go about their business certain way. 847 01:01:00.599 --> 01:01:02.880 Like I'll give you a good example here. Another guy that we just 848 01:01:02.960 --> 01:01:07.519 saw go in the draft, brock Bowers. One of the worst interviews probably 849 01:01:07.559 --> 01:01:12.360 that you can have is with brock Bowers. But also too, he's a 850 01:01:12.360 --> 01:01:15.880 guy that straight up pretty much just says, I want to be a guy 851 01:01:15.960 --> 01:01:19.519 known for my work on the field, Okay, that's fine. And I 852 01:01:19.559 --> 01:01:22.679 mean if you're holding that against a player and saying, oh, well, 853 01:01:22.679 --> 01:01:25.880 that's not going to translate to the next level, then you're kidding yourself because 854 01:01:27.480 --> 01:01:31.079 it does not have a correlation between the two, you know, having a 855 01:01:31.119 --> 01:01:35.840 bad interview or anything else of the sort. I mean, that's where I 856 01:01:35.840 --> 01:01:38.960 think. If I'm a team and I am confident in my scouting and development, 857 01:01:39.440 --> 01:01:44.599 and I'm confident in what I see on the film, that's what translates 858 01:01:44.639 --> 01:01:47.679 for me. And obviously good on Chris Ballard and the Colts for not listening 859 01:01:47.679 --> 01:01:51.519 to that outside noise. I mean, again getting back to Nick Casserio, 860 01:01:51.960 --> 01:01:54.480 the noise outside the building. Well, I get that. I understand all 861 01:01:54.519 --> 01:01:57.639 of that. And you know, it's kind of the old saying that Darryl 862 01:01:57.679 --> 01:02:00.400 k Royle said. You know, you start to the fans. Soon enough, 863 01:02:00.400 --> 01:02:04.559 you're sitting in the stands with them, and that's what you know, 864 01:02:04.800 --> 01:02:07.840 strong programs and strong organizations. They say, hey, look, you know, 865 01:02:07.920 --> 01:02:10.800 if we make a pick and fans don't like it, well, you 866 01:02:10.840 --> 01:02:15.119 know, we're not doing this to make you one hundred percent happy, and 867 01:02:15.159 --> 01:02:20.039 we're not doing this to necessarily anger you. We're doing this because we're trying 868 01:02:20.039 --> 01:02:22.519 to build the best football team that we could build. And I mean you 869 01:02:22.559 --> 01:02:24.840 turn on the film, you know, kind of the back of the you 870 01:02:24.840 --> 01:02:29.719 know what in baseball that we hear Dana Brown and others in the ASTROS organization 871 01:02:29.840 --> 01:02:32.199 say, well, the same translates here of what are we getting in a 872 01:02:32.239 --> 01:02:36.840 player? And I talked about it last night with Mitchell. His best games 873 01:02:37.000 --> 01:02:40.559 in college were in the largest games. I mean, he had a hell 874 01:02:40.599 --> 01:02:45.800 of a catch for a touchdown against Alabama the National title game, a couple 875 01:02:45.880 --> 01:02:49.719 of huge catches against Ohio State and TCU to help them win that one. 876 01:02:50.320 --> 01:02:54.039 You know, big catches for Texas last year as well in helping them try 877 01:02:54.039 --> 01:02:59.000 to get to Houston for the National championship game. And also too, they 878 01:02:59.039 --> 01:03:01.320 felt so highly on the final play of the game against Washington they tried to 879 01:03:01.320 --> 01:03:05.639 go to him in the end zone, although they broke the cardinal rule. 880 01:03:05.880 --> 01:03:07.960 I think we all know. You know, I've talked about it before, 881 01:03:07.079 --> 01:03:09.639 the rules on the side of the refrigerator. I've told you all about this 882 01:03:09.679 --> 01:03:14.960 before. Well, here's another one that you can add to that notepad on 883 01:03:15.000 --> 01:03:19.079 the side of the refrigerator. Don't ever roll to the short side of the 884 01:03:19.079 --> 01:03:22.960 field the boundary, and try to make a play when you need a play, 885 01:03:22.360 --> 01:03:27.360 use the field. I think we all know this at this point, 886 01:03:27.480 --> 01:03:31.840 right. Nothing annoys me more than that, or trying to throw a fade 887 01:03:31.960 --> 01:03:36.719 into the end zone because you put enough arrow into the football that fifty to 888 01:03:36.760 --> 01:03:39.880 fifty ball becomes less of a fifty to fifty ball because now you're getting the 889 01:03:39.880 --> 01:03:43.360 defensive back a chance to be able to try to make a play, and 890 01:03:43.440 --> 01:03:46.079 sometimes the receiver is so good at being able to high point the football and 891 01:03:46.119 --> 01:03:51.199 bring it down that it doesn't necessarily matter. But all of those other things 892 01:03:51.400 --> 01:03:54.519 again, don't ever roll to the boundary when you really need a play. 893 01:03:54.719 --> 01:03:59.440 So that's just one of those rules. And Texas fans probably agree with me 894 01:03:59.480 --> 01:04:02.079 on that, because well, it didn't go their way and Washington ended up 895 01:04:02.119 --> 01:04:06.760 moving on to play in the national title games. So that is what we 896 01:04:06.840 --> 01:04:12.039 have from there. We'll wrap up the Texan Straft conversation here coming up in 897 01:04:12.119 --> 01:04:15.119 the next segment because with last a few things to focus on with him, 898 01:04:15.440 --> 01:04:18.119 but also to some of the other guys, kind of a what are we 899 01:04:18.199 --> 01:04:24.599 getting with these three newest Texans. We'll discuss that as we continue along here 900 01:04:24.599 --> 01:04:26.880 on Space City Saturday. If you want to weigh in, you can at 901 01:04:26.920 --> 01:04:30.079 someone three two one two five, seven ninety. I'm Dan Matthews here on 902 01:04:30.119 --> 01:04:35.880 your home with the Astros and the Rockets Sports Talk seven ninety. We now 903 01:04:35.960 --> 01:04:41.840 return to Face City Saturday, Sports Talk seven ninety. Uh you know, 904 01:04:41.920 --> 01:04:45.639 always looking at find you know, we're always looking to uh, you know, 905 01:04:45.719 --> 01:04:47.000 find ways to help the you know, the boys next to me, 906 01:04:47.159 --> 01:04:49.840 the guys next to me. And then on top of that, you know, 907 01:04:50.039 --> 01:04:53.880 just finish, you know, I think that's the biggest thing, just 908 01:04:53.920 --> 01:05:01.960 finishing the second newest Houston Texan, Blake Fisher offensive tackle out of Notre Dame 909 01:05:02.039 --> 01:05:08.639 with the media last night on zoom as. You can find that conversation as 910 01:05:08.679 --> 01:05:13.880 well as Kamari Laster and Kaylen Bullock on Sports Talk seven ninety dot com. 911 01:05:13.920 --> 01:05:16.400 We posted those up there, so you want to go get to know your 912 01:05:16.440 --> 01:05:21.320 newest Houston Texans. That is where you can go. Get you a little 913 01:05:21.320 --> 01:05:26.000 bit more on Laster, Fisher in Bullock here in just a second. But 914 01:05:26.320 --> 01:05:29.960 as I mentioned, the fourth round is underway. We are four picks in 915 01:05:30.639 --> 01:05:39.599 to the fourth round and a heavy Texas flavor. The Brian Lilima wants to 916 01:05:39.840 --> 01:05:42.280 chime in here, all right, buddy, Well, you know we'll give 917 01:05:42.280 --> 01:05:45.800 you a chance here a little bit later on No Love Love Lo Loo. 918 01:05:46.039 --> 01:05:50.440 He's the best, Saulisbury Tripoli, the whole crew in the mornings. But 919 01:05:50.760 --> 01:05:57.239 I digress anyway. The first four picks, three out of the four from 920 01:05:57.519 --> 01:06:01.840 Texas School's JT. Sanders, wondering if maybe the Texans had a chance at 921 01:06:01.920 --> 01:06:05.360 him. Well, they decide not, as we'll see if they go for 922 01:06:05.440 --> 01:06:10.280 a tight end. I know that WEX has thrown out a possibility of Kate 923 01:06:10.360 --> 01:06:13.280 Stover out of Ohio State. You know it's one of those. I mean 924 01:06:13.639 --> 01:06:16.119 heard c J. Stroud the other day talking with Micah Parsons and the crew 925 01:06:16.159 --> 01:06:21.719 on Bleacher Report when he was upset to see Ricky Piersoll go to San Francisco. 926 01:06:21.840 --> 01:06:26.920 But not only that, he had mentioned about we'll get a receiver or 927 01:06:27.000 --> 01:06:29.320 in this case right here, you know, kind of like I was talking 928 01:06:29.320 --> 01:06:30.679 about, sometimes you do a pick for the head coach. Well, when 929 01:06:30.719 --> 01:06:34.119 you got a quarterback like c J. Stroud, I wouldn't be surprised if 930 01:06:34.440 --> 01:06:39.320 you know, you get to a situation today where Nick Casario brings up the 931 01:06:39.320 --> 01:06:41.960 phone and calls CJ and says, hey, what do you think about Kate 932 01:06:42.000 --> 01:06:45.840 Stover. So we'll see if the Texans go that route. But we're twenty 933 01:06:45.880 --> 01:06:50.599 three picks away from the Texans being on the clock here in round four. 934 01:06:50.679 --> 01:06:55.480 But J. T. Sanders going one on one overall first pick of the 935 01:06:55.480 --> 01:07:00.320 fourth round to the Carolina Panthers. Tony Franklin receive out of Oregon. A 936 01:07:00.360 --> 01:07:03.679 lot of people high on him, but he slips to day three. The 937 01:07:03.800 --> 01:07:09.960 Denver Broncos go up and get him at one O two Leyden Robinson, an 938 01:07:10.000 --> 01:07:14.199 offensive guard out of Texas A and M. He goes third in this round 939 01:07:14.239 --> 01:07:20.800 to the New England Patriots. And Dadreon Taylor Demerson out of out of Texas 940 01:07:20.840 --> 01:07:27.440 Tech, a safety going to the Arizona Cardinals. And the picks continuing at 941 01:07:27.440 --> 01:07:30.599 to roll in. So we'll keep an eye on the draft as we continue 942 01:07:30.599 --> 01:07:35.320 to roll along here on Space City Saturday. Dan Matthews here with you. 943 01:07:35.360 --> 01:07:38.800 If you want to weigh in, you can at sebone three two one two 944 01:07:38.920 --> 01:07:42.360 five seven ninety. Once again, that's seven one three two one two five 945 01:07:42.679 --> 01:07:46.360 seven nine zero. As for the players at the Texans added, I mean 946 01:07:46.360 --> 01:07:49.920 we heard Brent Rollins with us last night on the Draft Show. Again, 947 01:07:49.960 --> 01:07:53.840 if you miss that or the replay of it here on the show, Sports 948 01:07:53.880 --> 01:07:58.760 Talk seven ninety dot com is where you can catch that. But a few 949 01:07:58.760 --> 01:08:01.880 things about Rollins. Number one, I thought it was excuse me about Laster 950 01:08:02.000 --> 01:08:08.039 that Rollins had mentioned, and I'll piggyback off of, you know, the 951 01:08:08.119 --> 01:08:13.519 thing with him of being a versatile player in terms of he can play the 952 01:08:13.559 --> 01:08:15.640 boundary, he can play the field, and also too, he could play 953 01:08:15.640 --> 01:08:19.159 the slot. I mean, there was that game last year against Missouri that 954 01:08:19.279 --> 01:08:24.000 Georgia had to grind out and try to beat Eli Drinkwotz's team, and they 955 01:08:24.000 --> 01:08:27.319 were able to do that, and they had to put him in the slot 956 01:08:27.399 --> 01:08:31.800 to cover Luthor Burden, and he was able to shut down Luthor Burden in 957 01:08:31.920 --> 01:08:35.960 that game. I mean, he's got experience going up against Milik Neighbors too. 958 01:08:36.359 --> 01:08:43.880 I was talking with my buddy Cole Thompson of USA Today last night about 959 01:08:44.079 --> 01:08:46.520 you know what Laster has been able to do, and he was able to 960 01:08:47.119 --> 01:08:51.600 hold Milik Neighbors in check in that game and able to help Georgia win that 961 01:08:51.760 --> 01:08:58.600 SEC championship game against LSU. A couple of years ago, so he has 962 01:08:58.760 --> 01:09:02.800 experience going up against the best the best in college and not only that as 963 01:09:02.840 --> 01:09:08.760 well, I mean playing those other corner spots and the slot corner, which 964 01:09:08.840 --> 01:09:12.079 you heard Brent say that probably that is where he's going to translate here in 965 01:09:12.119 --> 01:09:16.560 the early going, as the Texans also to have quite a competition there at 966 01:09:16.600 --> 01:09:19.600 the other corner spots opposite Derek Stingley. I mean, it was nice to 967 01:09:19.600 --> 01:09:25.520 see a healthier Derek Stingley last year on the field and probably realized some of 968 01:09:25.520 --> 01:09:30.520 those expectations that he had coming into the league and able to show. And 969 01:09:30.560 --> 01:09:33.840 you know also too, I mean it always happens whenever there's a comparable player 970 01:09:34.279 --> 01:09:39.479 in the draft and said comparable player is doing well, is earlier on in 971 01:09:39.800 --> 01:09:45.479 the season and earlier on in his career. You know, you were able 972 01:09:45.560 --> 01:09:54.319 to get better play out of the opposite corner from Derek Stingley. But you 973 01:09:54.359 --> 01:09:57.359 know here at the same time too as well. I mean, once healthy, 974 01:09:57.479 --> 01:10:01.960 he was able to you know, get his career on track and able 975 01:10:02.000 --> 01:10:09.159 to put together a huge performance later on in the season. But Sauce Gardner 976 01:10:09.359 --> 01:10:13.800 was the other player that I was trying to think of. But you know, 977 01:10:14.439 --> 01:10:18.119 Stingley now showing to be one of the better young corners in the game, 978 01:10:18.680 --> 01:10:21.680 and he was able to show that last season, so it was great 979 01:10:21.680 --> 01:10:26.479 to see out of him. But also too, I mean, this is 980 01:10:26.800 --> 01:10:30.119 a very important part of your defense now. I mean everybody looks at pass 981 01:10:30.199 --> 01:10:34.880 rush and being stout up front is incredibly important and that's something that Demiko Ryans 982 01:10:34.920 --> 01:10:40.319 knows. That's a huge reason why Deniko Autry is now here and why Daniel 983 01:10:40.399 --> 01:10:44.399 Hunter is now here and what Will Anderson Junior were able to do last season. 984 01:10:44.479 --> 01:10:47.319 But the secondary as well is a part of this team that I'm sure 985 01:10:47.359 --> 01:10:53.920 it's Demiko Ryans and Nick Cassario met during this draft process of them going through 986 01:10:54.000 --> 01:10:58.159 and saying that part has to improve if we're going to improve as a football 987 01:10:58.199 --> 01:11:01.439 team. And that is a huge area focus for the Texans so far to 988 01:11:01.800 --> 01:11:05.359 this point of two of the three picks that they've made this year are in 989 01:11:05.560 --> 01:11:12.159 said secondary. So adding Kamari Laster and you know his versatility that he brings 990 01:11:12.199 --> 01:11:17.119 also to Brent's Wright. Kirby Smart does use starters on special teams and that 991 01:11:17.279 --> 01:11:20.800 is a part of it that you know you're on the field, you're not 992 01:11:20.880 --> 01:11:25.199 coming off the field, and that is something else that he brings. And 993 01:11:25.239 --> 01:11:28.760 I know Nick Cassario talked about it last night of what he brings from a 994 01:11:28.760 --> 01:11:31.720 special teams perspective, and Cassio said straight up, he goes, you're either 995 01:11:31.720 --> 01:11:35.239 a starter on offense, you're a starter on defense, or you're on the 996 01:11:35.319 --> 01:11:41.560 kick team on special teams, and we use more defensive guys on special teams 997 01:11:41.600 --> 01:11:45.960 then we use offensive guys. And that's something you see around the league and 998 01:11:45.239 --> 01:11:48.600 that is something else that he brings. But the other part as well. 999 01:11:49.199 --> 01:11:56.399 I like the line that Cassario said last night about Kamari Laster linebacker mentality, 1000 01:11:56.600 --> 01:12:00.800 and that is a benchmark of the Georgia program. You're physical or you don't 1001 01:12:00.800 --> 01:12:05.359 play. I mean, there is no middle ground there. You're either physical 1002 01:12:05.760 --> 01:12:09.039 or you're not on the field. And if you don't like to tackle, 1003 01:12:09.199 --> 01:12:12.039 if you don't like to play in the box, all those different types of 1004 01:12:12.079 --> 01:12:16.039 things, then you are going to not find very much playing time. And 1005 01:12:16.079 --> 01:12:20.000 that is something that he brings on the field. He's a thumper in terms 1006 01:12:20.159 --> 01:12:27.119 of how he attacks the ball carrier and also too, you know the part 1007 01:12:27.159 --> 01:12:30.279 that people are focusing on the lack of interception numbers, all of those things. 1008 01:12:30.479 --> 01:12:34.079 I don't find that to be necessarily something that tells me if a guy 1009 01:12:34.159 --> 01:12:38.159 is going to be good or not. I think a lot of times it 1010 01:12:38.239 --> 01:12:40.840 is. The stats are easy to look at, and the stats are easy 1011 01:12:40.880 --> 01:12:44.920 to point to as for why this player is going to work or why they're 1012 01:12:45.000 --> 01:12:47.439 not going to work. But with Lassiter, from what I saw again, 1013 01:12:47.520 --> 01:12:53.600 I talked about it what he was trusted with in terms of his defensive responsibilities. 1014 01:12:53.760 --> 01:12:56.319 Luther Burden a guy who's gonna make a lot of money in this league. 1015 01:12:56.960 --> 01:12:59.840 Malik Neighbors, a guy who was one of the first, if not 1016 01:13:00.600 --> 01:13:03.680 he was the second receiver taken in this draft by the New York Giants after 1017 01:13:03.760 --> 01:13:09.119 the Arizona Cardinals went with Marvin Harrison Junior. But I mean a guy that 1018 01:13:09.359 --> 01:13:13.760 is going to be counted on to make significant plays in this league. And 1019 01:13:13.800 --> 01:13:16.840 that was Kamari Laster's responsibility. So that's what you get from him. With 1020 01:13:16.920 --> 01:13:21.880 Fisher, a true tackle and somebody who was the left tackle at Notre Dame 1021 01:13:21.920 --> 01:13:26.960 before he got hurt, and Joe Alt came onto the scene, and once 1022 01:13:27.239 --> 01:13:30.359 Alt was able to take over that left tackle spot, he did not move 1023 01:13:30.439 --> 01:13:32.600 off that spot. And Notre Dame. You know, at certain schools, 1024 01:13:32.600 --> 01:13:35.840 what are they known for. I mean, everybody looks at LSU as in 1025 01:13:35.880 --> 01:13:40.000 the past they were known as DBU. Now I would probably say they're wide 1026 01:13:40.000 --> 01:13:44.119 receiver. You at LSU, you know Georgia, what are they known for? 1027 01:13:44.319 --> 01:13:49.159 Strong linebacker play, good defensive line play, and also to standout defensive 1028 01:13:49.199 --> 01:13:53.600 back play. I think that's something that you can point to with that program 1029 01:13:53.880 --> 01:13:58.119 defensive backs out of Alabama. You feel like if you're getting a defensive back 1030 01:13:58.159 --> 01:14:00.000 who played for Nick Saban, you're getting a guy who's ready for the league. 1031 01:14:00.039 --> 01:14:02.399 I mean, you know we've seen it. You know, where do 1032 01:14:02.479 --> 01:14:05.800 quarterbacks come from, Where do receivers come from? Where do running backs come 1033 01:14:05.800 --> 01:14:09.640 from? All of those different types of programs. And Notre Dame is a 1034 01:14:09.640 --> 01:14:14.039 program that's known for producing really good offensive lineman. Jared Patterson, who the 1035 01:14:14.079 --> 01:14:17.560 Texans have, he is one that fits that profile. And also too, 1036 01:14:17.560 --> 01:14:20.359 I mean we've seen it around the league. Quintin Nelson, you know, 1037 01:14:20.520 --> 01:14:26.279 Mike McGlinchey, and now I mean Notre Dame with this most recent draft class 1038 01:14:26.319 --> 01:14:30.760 they've had of having Joe Alt and now Blake Fisher coming out of that program, 1039 01:14:30.800 --> 01:14:33.159 and you know, it's kind of one of those things expectations of programs. 1040 01:14:33.239 --> 01:14:36.680 You play offensive line at Notre Dame, you are going to be expected 1041 01:14:36.680 --> 01:14:41.439 to play at a high level and be able to put yourself in position to 1042 01:14:41.560 --> 01:14:45.239 try to make the league. And that's what Fisher is able to bring with 1043 01:14:45.439 --> 01:14:48.199 a bullock. I mean, you know, you heard Nick Cassario say it 1044 01:14:48.279 --> 01:14:51.760 last night. Probably his best football is still in front of him. A 1045 01:14:51.800 --> 01:14:57.159 guy who was a converted wide receiver who played receiver in high school and had 1046 01:14:57.159 --> 01:15:00.279 a good line too. Last night, he was asked on the Zoom Call, 1047 01:15:00.319 --> 01:15:04.279 I believe by Kim Davis about his first love in the game was receiver. 1048 01:15:04.520 --> 01:15:09.039 But he started going to some of these you know, rivals twenty four 1049 01:15:09.079 --> 01:15:13.600 to seven camps that were out there and noticed that there were not a ton 1050 01:15:13.600 --> 01:15:16.560 of kids in the lines to get reps at defensive back and said, well, 1051 01:15:16.640 --> 01:15:19.039 you know, I could stand in this line that has everybody in it 1052 01:15:19.079 --> 01:15:24.000 for receiver, or I could go try to get better as a defensive back. 1053 01:15:24.039 --> 01:15:28.199 And that's where that spark kind of ignited for him to get his career 1054 01:15:28.239 --> 01:15:30.960 going and becoming a standout defensive back. There where he played some corner at 1055 01:15:31.079 --> 01:15:36.960 USC but also to a guy that kind of the opposite of Lasseter in terms 1056 01:15:36.960 --> 01:15:41.600 of the interception numbers, because he's got those, but also to a guy 1057 01:15:41.680 --> 01:15:45.000 that you know, some of those Feast or Famine defensive backs out there, 1058 01:15:45.159 --> 01:15:47.439 that you know, you have the strong interception numbers, but also too at 1059 01:15:47.439 --> 01:15:54.079 the same time, you're also susceptible to sometimes the fifty to fifty ball not 1060 01:15:54.199 --> 01:15:59.039 going your direction and an exposive play can be made, and that's something that's 1061 01:15:59.119 --> 01:16:01.760 you know, on his resume as well, is something that they're going to 1062 01:16:01.840 --> 01:16:05.479 obviously try to work with him on as he gets in the building over there 1063 01:16:05.479 --> 01:16:10.920 on Kirby and tries to become a strong NFL player, but probably a little 1064 01:16:10.960 --> 01:16:14.880 bit more of a raw talent than what you get out of Laster and out 1065 01:16:14.920 --> 01:16:18.000 of Fishers. So that's kind of a quick breakdown of who the Texans have 1066 01:16:18.359 --> 01:16:21.319 been able to pick up. But I mean, it's amazing that we're here 1067 01:16:21.319 --> 01:16:25.399 on the home of the Astros and the Rockets and we have not gotten to 1068 01:16:25.479 --> 01:16:29.239 the Astros just yet. But that is going to change coming up in the 1069 01:16:29.279 --> 01:16:32.600 next segment, because yesterday on the A team, we had our weekly visit 1070 01:16:32.640 --> 01:16:38.000 with Jeff Blum. We'll get you a little bit of that visit where if 1071 01:16:38.000 --> 01:16:40.399 you missed it, you can go to Sports Talk seven ninety dot com or 1072 01:16:40.439 --> 01:16:45.439 also to download the iHeartRadio app and be able to catch that full visit there. 1073 01:16:45.479 --> 01:16:46.560 But we'll have a little bit of that as we get you ready for 1074 01:16:46.600 --> 01:16:54.319 the Astros and the Rockies, the Mexico City Series starting today there in Mexico. 1075 01:16:54.560 --> 01:16:57.760 So we'll get you set up for all of that and much more. 1076 01:16:57.840 --> 01:17:00.279 Jeff Blum. Hear from him next right here on Space City Saturday. It's 1077 01:17:00.319 --> 01:17:03.640 Dan Matthews here on your home of the Astros and the Rockets. Sports Talk 1078 01:17:03.720 --> 01:17:16.159 seven ninety. Space City Saturday continues fine Sports Talk seven ninety another twenty minutes 1079 01:17:16.319 --> 01:17:21.880 or so, seeing some more players coming off the board. Justin and Boigbee, 1080 01:17:23.239 --> 01:17:28.680 the defensive tackle out of Alabama going fifth in the fourth round to the 1081 01:17:28.840 --> 01:17:34.800 LA Chargers. Brandon Dorles going from Oregon to the Atlanta Falcons there in the 1082 01:17:34.840 --> 01:17:38.239 fourth round. Cheez, what a draft for them. Huh. Do you 1083 01:17:38.239 --> 01:17:43.439 want to talk about having some serious questions about what teams are doing? Well, 1084 01:17:43.520 --> 01:17:45.399 that would be one of them. But we're on here in Houston we're 1085 01:17:45.439 --> 01:17:50.039 not on anywhere else, so we focus on the Texans as we are about 1086 01:17:50.079 --> 01:17:57.680 eighteen picks away from the Texans making their fourth round pick at number twenty seven. 1087 01:17:57.800 --> 01:18:00.359 So if we get to it here on the show, we will let 1088 01:18:00.359 --> 01:18:04.199 you know that. If not. Sports Talk seven ninety dot com is the 1089 01:18:04.239 --> 01:18:09.039 way that you can catch up with that. All right, yesterday on the 1090 01:18:09.079 --> 01:18:12.079 A team, speaking of the Astros, they get ready to take on the 1091 01:18:12.079 --> 01:18:15.359 Colorado Rockies in Mexico City. Again, Astros on deck coming your way four 1092 01:18:15.359 --> 01:18:20.359 o'clock, Rossville, Reale, gonna be getting you ready for the Stros and 1093 01:18:20.520 --> 01:18:25.640 the Rockies. Stros trying to break a four game losing streak, and we 1094 01:18:25.680 --> 01:18:30.159 have said that way too much this season. Stros at seven and nineteen on 1095 01:18:30.319 --> 01:18:32.920 the year, still a long way to go. But here is part of 1096 01:18:32.920 --> 01:18:38.520 our conversation yesterday with Plumber right here on your home of the Astros Sports Talk 1097 01:18:38.560 --> 01:18:42.720 seven ninety. Hopefully you do get a couple of wins there, not just 1098 01:18:42.720 --> 01:18:45.720 one. I need to sweep for this to be a successful trip. Is 1099 01:18:45.720 --> 01:18:50.439 that too much to ask in light of what's happening in all aspects of this 1100 01:18:50.640 --> 01:18:56.560 Astros team right now? Yeah? I mean I'm always gonna be the eternal 1101 01:18:56.560 --> 01:18:59.880 optimist, just because I understand how hard this game is and I also understand 1102 01:18:59.880 --> 01:19:03.479 how good this this ball club can be. So here's the sales pitches. 1103 01:19:03.600 --> 01:19:08.800 Ronel Blanco showed me something to that last start. He kind of battled through 1104 01:19:09.039 --> 01:19:12.119 lack of command, really didn't have the fast all he wanted, but still 1105 01:19:12.119 --> 01:19:15.960 worked a very good curveball, slider, change up mix. And that changeup 1106 01:19:15.000 --> 01:19:19.560 has been fantastic for him. He's a beast, he's a horse, he's 1107 01:19:19.560 --> 01:19:24.560 got broad shoulders. I think he can go out there and compete. I 1108 01:19:24.600 --> 01:19:27.880 also think that he understands that he's pitching well and the team needs him to 1109 01:19:27.920 --> 01:19:30.359 pitch well, and he's going to go out there and do great against this 1110 01:19:30.560 --> 01:19:34.520 Rocky lineup. And then you are going to see this Astros lineup take advantage 1111 01:19:34.560 --> 01:19:38.399 of you know, Cal Quantrel and some of the pitchers coming out of that 1112 01:19:38.439 --> 01:19:41.880 bullpen for the Rockies. And then you have the return of fromer Valdez, 1113 01:19:41.880 --> 01:19:46.000 who's ground ball ray in a high outitude ballpark could prove to be beneficial keeping 1114 01:19:46.039 --> 01:19:48.560 that ball out of the air. So I think Farmer is going to be 1115 01:19:48.560 --> 01:19:51.479 great. It's going to be a good series. And I know that we 1116 01:19:51.520 --> 01:19:54.840 all want the Astros to be in first place, but I think if we're 1117 01:19:54.880 --> 01:19:58.439 able to salvage a couple of wins here in Mexico before we start the month 1118 01:19:58.479 --> 01:20:01.039 of May, would actually do a lot of these guys psyche and get things 1119 01:20:01.079 --> 01:20:03.920 going for the rest of the season. Hopefully. We're handling the tenth inning 1120 01:20:03.960 --> 01:20:11.279 show after the afternoon game yesterday and a caller was wondering how you reward Alex 1121 01:20:11.319 --> 01:20:15.319 Bregman's poor start with a bump up in the order. As I explained to 1122 01:20:15.359 --> 01:20:16.920 him, it clearly is not a reward, but much like what's been happening 1123 01:20:16.920 --> 01:20:21.199 over the last several years, there are opportunities in between or in front of 1124 01:20:21.279 --> 01:20:25.800 certain other hitters in your order you'd like to see. Maybe this can't help 1125 01:20:25.840 --> 01:20:29.640 a player, and that's where Alex Bregman is now. He's batting second behind 1126 01:20:29.760 --> 01:20:32.880 Jose Altuve, in front of Alvarez and Tucker. Two parts to this, 1127 01:20:33.359 --> 01:20:36.600 do you think this is something they might just go ahead and stick with for 1128 01:20:36.840 --> 01:20:42.319 a bit, unless I guess Bregman does absolutely nothing. And secondly, do 1129 01:20:42.359 --> 01:20:45.800 you think this might ultimately actually help the guy who was hitting second ord On 1130 01:20:46.119 --> 01:20:50.840 just in a terms of being comfortable, probably seeing a lot more pitches before 1131 01:20:50.840 --> 01:20:56.960 his first at bat than he had been seeing batting second behind mister ambush Jose 1132 01:20:56.960 --> 01:21:01.319 Altuve. It's interesting because you know what, you know, watching your Don's 1133 01:21:01.560 --> 01:21:04.159 routine over the years, he likes to, you know, get as close 1134 01:21:04.159 --> 01:21:08.359 as he possibly can in that on deck circle and kind of track the picture 1135 01:21:08.399 --> 01:21:11.720 and see what they're doing and get a better a better visual on the ball 1136 01:21:11.760 --> 01:21:14.359 out of the hand, and also get some really good timing make sure he 1137 01:21:14.399 --> 01:21:17.840 gets that foot down and he's ready to smash. And I do think that, 1138 01:21:17.920 --> 01:21:20.439 you know, hitting in that third fourth spot, I think you know, 1139 01:21:20.520 --> 01:21:24.039 your Don's a power guy, He's an RBI guy. He takes a 1140 01:21:24.039 --> 01:21:27.479 lot of pride in those opportunities. So I do think that he is comfortable, 1141 01:21:27.720 --> 01:21:31.319 you know, kind of relaxing and having that picture throw several pitches before 1142 01:21:31.359 --> 01:21:34.479 he steps into the box, because you're right, josel two Bay can ambush 1143 01:21:34.520 --> 01:21:36.600 and swing at the first pitch and all of a sudden, you barely get 1144 01:21:36.640 --> 01:21:40.800 your bangles on and you're standing in the box and you take a couple of 1145 01:21:40.880 --> 01:21:43.560 pitches and you're down on two that you know, that's that's part the part 1146 01:21:43.560 --> 01:21:45.760 of the issue that could happen. But I do think that Joe might stick 1147 01:21:45.800 --> 01:21:48.199 with Alex Bregman in that two hole. To your point, Wex, So 1148 01:21:48.239 --> 01:21:53.479 I'm saying, you know, Josel Twovey is obviously a threat this season at 1149 01:21:53.479 --> 01:21:55.800 the top of the every season, at the top of the lineup, with 1150 01:21:55.840 --> 01:21:58.239 the way he's swinging the bat, So there's going to be a lot of 1151 01:21:58.279 --> 01:22:00.840 intensity and focus on the first hit of the game, and then Alex can 1152 01:22:00.880 --> 01:22:03.760 go ahead and do his work and not be you know, not be relied 1153 01:22:03.840 --> 01:22:08.039 on to be able to drive in runs like he was being expected to in 1154 01:22:08.079 --> 01:22:11.399 that four spot, and he wasn't doing it. So the idea was, 1155 01:22:11.760 --> 01:22:14.680 if he's not driving in runs, we'll put him in the two spot. 1156 01:22:14.840 --> 01:22:16.880 Let him have is you know, let him put together some good at mats. 1157 01:22:16.880 --> 01:22:20.439 Hopefully he takes his walks and gets base hits and gets on base in 1158 01:22:20.439 --> 01:22:26.199 front of the thunder of Alvarez and Tucker and the offense starts to go a 1159 01:22:26.199 --> 01:22:29.680 little bit. I definitely do think that's the idea because having youord On Albarez 1160 01:22:29.760 --> 01:22:33.439 hitting behind you will either lend itself to getting on base or seeing some better 1161 01:22:33.479 --> 01:22:38.399 pitches because they're trying to get let you get, you know, get yourself 1162 01:22:38.439 --> 01:22:41.800 out, and we'll just have to wait and see what happens, because once 1163 01:22:41.800 --> 01:22:44.520 that month turns to May is usually when Alex turns it on. But a 1164 01:22:44.520 --> 01:22:46.720 couple more days in April, I said this before they went on their eight 1165 01:22:46.760 --> 01:22:49.600 game trip. There are two games remaining, and they're there in Mexico City. 1166 01:22:49.600 --> 01:22:55.439 Alex Bregman would return to Houston with a home run. He's not yet 1167 01:22:55.520 --> 01:22:59.840 hit one this year. Do you think this statement will be proven true? 1168 01:23:00.159 --> 01:23:04.239 After Saturday and Sunday's game, at least one of the five Astros who have 1169 01:23:04.359 --> 01:23:09.800 not yet homer this season will change that over the next two days. John 1170 01:23:09.880 --> 01:23:13.920 Singleton, Jose Bray, You, Chaz McCormick, Alex Bregman, and Greg 1171 01:23:13.960 --> 01:23:16.640 Cassinger. At least one of them will homer over the next two days, 1172 01:23:16.680 --> 01:23:20.520 starting tomorrow. Yeah, it's going to be Braggy. Braggy's going to be 1173 01:23:20.520 --> 01:23:24.119 my first guy, and then I think if I had to pick a backup, 1174 01:23:24.399 --> 01:23:29.159 it would be Oh Man, I wish I'd want to say Chaz, 1175 01:23:29.199 --> 01:23:30.960 but some of the swings I've seen haven't really kind of dictated that he's going 1176 01:23:31.039 --> 01:23:35.880 to be able to elevate the ball in these circumstances. But I think Alex 1177 01:23:35.920 --> 01:23:41.119 Bregman at least gets you one in the next two days for sure. How 1178 01:23:41.199 --> 01:23:45.520 far dos Jordan hit one there? Oh? Man, I can't wait to 1179 01:23:45.560 --> 01:23:47.520 see that. I hope that they've got somebody that throws one hundred miles an 1180 01:23:47.520 --> 01:23:51.760 hour in their bullpen and then he challenges them and she just squares it up 1181 01:23:51.800 --> 01:23:56.520 because I want to see it. The one word that I love is malevolence, 1182 01:23:56.560 --> 01:23:59.199 and I haven't seen an act of malevolence this season, and I want 1183 01:23:59.199 --> 01:24:02.199 to see some serious anger and you know, pent up aggression in some of 1184 01:24:02.239 --> 01:24:04.840 these swings. And if Jordon's able to go out there and clip one, 1185 01:24:05.319 --> 01:24:10.079 I would imagine it's going to get close to five hundred feet in this altitude. 1186 01:24:10.119 --> 01:24:13.680 I cannot wait. Well, they should just come to my house during 1187 01:24:13.720 --> 01:24:16.199 some of these losses and they can just bottle some of that malevolence because it'll 1188 01:24:16.239 --> 01:24:19.600 be there for you. Hey, Blummer, we appreciate the time, especially 1189 01:24:19.680 --> 01:24:24.159 on your birthday, have a happy one, and of course, as always, 1190 01:24:24.159 --> 01:24:28.479 we appreciate the people who make it possible for your weekly visits. Yeah, 1191 01:24:28.520 --> 01:24:31.119 I always appreciate the witzed Vision Group Jeff Witzit over there does a very 1192 01:24:31.159 --> 01:24:33.920 good job, and their mission is to go out there and provide the highest 1193 01:24:34.000 --> 01:24:40.479 quality of comprehensive eye care from technical, surgical, clinical personal perspectives. So 1194 01:24:41.119 --> 01:24:45.600 they all of their patients are going to be treated professionally and caringly in a 1195 01:24:45.800 --> 01:24:48.920 very friendly manner. And of course they specialize in lasik and cataract surgery. 1196 01:24:49.239 --> 01:24:53.039 And on the other hand, low T Center, you know, I champion 1197 01:24:53.079 --> 01:24:56.600 them because they go in there and make me feel like I'm a warrior coming 1198 01:24:56.640 --> 01:25:00.399 out of there and ready to go. The energy is there, the to 1199 01:25:00.439 --> 01:25:03.239 recover from some of my workouts is there, and of course you know time 1200 01:25:03.319 --> 01:25:06.439 is of the essence, and getting in there in ten fifteen minutes, getting 1201 01:25:06.439 --> 01:25:10.960 my low te shot and getting out of there with great people is what it's 1202 01:25:10.960 --> 01:25:14.079 all about. So go to low Tcenter dot com and check them out, 1203 01:25:14.640 --> 01:25:17.399 and of course there will be many a taco and many a surveys of being 1204 01:25:17.439 --> 01:25:23.039 had receiving in preparation for tomorrow's game. Looking forward to it, Have fun 1205 01:25:23.079 --> 01:25:25.880 there south of the border, and look forward to catching up with you when 1206 01:25:25.880 --> 01:25:30.319 you get back to the States. Happy birthday, Thanks Ellos I appreciate you, 1207 01:25:30.319 --> 01:25:32.119 thanks for having me on. Absolutely. Jeff Blum here on Sports Talk 1208 01:25:32.199 --> 01:25:38.880 seven ninety live and in living color from Mexico. All right, Jeff Blum, 1209 01:25:39.319 --> 01:25:43.560 so of many of the things that we can react to in terms of 1210 01:25:44.239 --> 01:25:47.880 what is needed for this Astro team talked about a little bit at the beginning 1211 01:25:47.880 --> 01:25:51.399 of the show. If you're listening, well then you'll probably know the answer 1212 01:25:51.520 --> 01:25:56.119 on this test. But in this case right here, it comes down to 1213 01:25:56.239 --> 01:26:00.279 one group and one group only. We will talk about that as we close 1214 01:26:00.439 --> 01:26:04.199 out. Close us out with some Astros conversation here on Space City Saturday. 1215 01:26:04.319 --> 01:26:08.920 Dan Matthews here with you on your home of the Astros and the Rockets Sports 1216 01:26:08.920 --> 01:26:15.760 Talk seven ninety Welcome back to Space City Saturday on Sports Talk seven ninety. 1217 01:26:17.199 --> 01:26:23.279 Hey, Dan Matthews here with you for about another ten minutes or so as 1218 01:26:23.319 --> 01:26:29.119 again Astros and the Rockies from Mexico City, the Mexico City Series. We've 1219 01:26:29.159 --> 01:26:32.800 heard from Jeff Blum there on the A Team yesterday, and part of what 1220 01:26:32.800 --> 01:26:36.000 he talked about was part of what I talked about at the beginning of the 1221 01:26:36.039 --> 01:26:41.439 show. Is the Astros if they are going to climb their way out of 1222 01:26:41.439 --> 01:26:45.159 this it's going to come down to one group, and one group in particular, 1223 01:26:45.439 --> 01:26:47.399 hitters have to hit. I mean that is the long and short of 1224 01:26:47.439 --> 01:26:53.079 it, from beginning to the end. And this last week, I mean 1225 01:26:53.319 --> 01:26:58.439 not even close. The only thing that you could point to possibly and it 1226 01:26:58.520 --> 01:27:02.640 was still a winnable game was Wednesday in Chicago against Jameis and ty Own. 1227 01:27:02.920 --> 01:27:08.680 And you know, it was another day where you found yourself down early, 1228 01:27:09.000 --> 01:27:11.640 but two at the same time. I mean, over the course of one 1229 01:27:11.720 --> 01:27:14.720 sixty two you have to be able to come back and win some of those 1230 01:27:14.760 --> 01:27:17.399 games too as well, and the Astros had every single opportunity to be able 1231 01:27:17.439 --> 01:27:21.399 to do that, and the hitters yet again not coming through. I mean, 1232 01:27:21.560 --> 01:27:25.680 how many times this season have we seen runners in the scoring position for 1233 01:27:26.199 --> 01:27:30.760 Jose al Tuove or for Alex Bregman, or for Jianor Diaz and it's goose 1234 01:27:30.800 --> 01:27:34.720 eggs. It's nothing. And that's what the Astros have a scene for the 1235 01:27:34.760 --> 01:27:38.720 better part of these twenty six games. And if you want the next twenty 1236 01:27:38.760 --> 01:27:42.560 six and the twenty six after that and on down the line to get any 1237 01:27:42.560 --> 01:27:45.520 better, well that has to get better. Because I talked about it. 1238 01:27:45.560 --> 01:27:49.039 The only runs batted in this year with runners in the scoring position for Jose 1239 01:27:49.119 --> 01:27:55.920 al Tuove two Saturdays ago, maybe even three now, but it was you 1240 01:27:56.000 --> 01:28:00.760 know, two weekends ago against the Rangers and that Saturday game where he had 1241 01:28:00.760 --> 01:28:02.880 a two run double. I mean, that's what you need to see out 1242 01:28:02.920 --> 01:28:06.479 of him. Kyle Tucker the same deal. You need to see that out 1243 01:28:06.520 --> 01:28:11.279 of him. Jordon Alvarez the same deal. You need to see that out 1244 01:28:11.319 --> 01:28:13.880 of him. I mean, you know, talked about Chas McCormick as well. 1245 01:28:14.199 --> 01:28:16.359 He has struggled here in the early going, and that's part of it 1246 01:28:16.399 --> 01:28:20.039 as well. You know, we focus on the front of the order for 1247 01:28:20.079 --> 01:28:25.520 the Astros, but the problem has also been I mean the guys in the 1248 01:28:25.600 --> 01:28:29.000 back end of the order. I mean, I understand what the situation is 1249 01:28:29.119 --> 01:28:31.199 at first base with Jose A. Bray you but at the same time though 1250 01:28:31.239 --> 01:28:36.159 too as well, Chas McCormick not done enough. Janer Diaz with runners in 1251 01:28:36.199 --> 01:28:41.600 scoring position has been almost non existent. I mean last year we talked about 1252 01:28:41.600 --> 01:28:45.079 it all the time of the injuries the Astros had by Jose al Tuove and 1253 01:28:45.119 --> 01:28:50.039 by Jordon Alvarez, and you were able to get good contributions out of Mauricio 1254 01:28:50.119 --> 01:28:54.640 Dubon. I mean, if it's not a runner in scoring position situation for 1255 01:28:54.760 --> 01:28:58.920 Maricio Dubon, he has struggled at the plate and that has to improve. 1256 01:28:59.279 --> 01:29:01.039 McCormick. I mean, a guy when you had some of those injuries last 1257 01:29:01.079 --> 01:29:04.439 year and he needed somebody to step up he did in this season, he's 1258 01:29:04.439 --> 01:29:08.119 not been great. And I mean, you know, we can talk about 1259 01:29:08.119 --> 01:29:11.199 the pitcher is all we want the back end of the bullpen. Yes, 1260 01:29:11.359 --> 01:29:15.039 it's been disappointing in terms of what you've been able to get as a you 1261 01:29:15.079 --> 01:29:18.720 know, overall workload and production from Brian A. Bray, you from Ryan 1262 01:29:18.760 --> 01:29:23.800 Presley and from also Josh Hater, but two at the same time. I 1263 01:29:23.840 --> 01:29:28.279 mean, you haven't necessarily given Josh Hater regular work because you're not in the 1264 01:29:28.359 --> 01:29:31.279 lead for most of these games. So his routine probably thrown off a little 1265 01:29:31.279 --> 01:29:34.359 bit. But I get it though too, and he would tell you that 1266 01:29:34.439 --> 01:29:38.039 whenever I'm out there, I need to get the outs and I need to 1267 01:29:38.039 --> 01:29:41.920 close out that game. Same deal with Ryan Presley as well. So I'm 1268 01:29:41.920 --> 01:29:45.680 not, you know, necessarily absolving them of blame. But it's also too 1269 01:29:45.880 --> 01:29:49.720 I mean, you know, when you're in those high leverage situations. Regularity 1270 01:29:49.800 --> 01:29:56.560 is huge in order to be able to ensure strong results from being put in 1271 01:29:56.640 --> 01:29:59.399 those spots, and we have not seen that. But two at the same 1272 01:29:59.439 --> 01:30:00.600 time, I mean, I mean, you know how many times have we 1273 01:30:00.920 --> 01:30:04.319 looked at an Astros game and said, that's not enough runs. You need 1274 01:30:04.359 --> 01:30:08.359 to add on, you need to add insurance. And they just have not 1275 01:30:08.399 --> 01:30:12.319 been able to do that. And until that gets better, this team will 1276 01:30:12.319 --> 01:30:15.319 continue to struggle. And it's been frustrating the watch. And you know, 1277 01:30:15.479 --> 01:30:20.439 it's also too you know, things that are correctible, because what's correctable about 1278 01:30:20.439 --> 01:30:25.359 this hit the ball, and not only hit the ball, but you've got 1279 01:30:25.439 --> 01:30:28.760 runners on base. I don't need singles, I need doubles. I need 1280 01:30:28.840 --> 01:30:30.960 extra base hits. I need, you know, being able to keep the 1281 01:30:31.000 --> 01:30:34.520 line moving that way. I need the huge hit. We have not, 1282 01:30:34.640 --> 01:30:38.640 really, for the most part this season, seen that. And you know, 1283 01:30:38.680 --> 01:30:42.479 we've seen spurts here and there. The Blue Jays series that was nice, 1284 01:30:42.640 --> 01:30:47.000 the Rangers series, that was nice. But the team's success was going 1285 01:30:47.039 --> 01:30:50.159 to be predicated on how well they hit the baseball this year, and that 1286 01:30:50.199 --> 01:30:57.439 has not happened. And it's been frankly incredibly disappointing to watch this season from 1287 01:30:57.640 --> 01:31:00.640 this group because that was coming into this I remember when we had channeler Rome 1288 01:31:01.239 --> 01:31:05.359 outside a Minute Made Park before opening Day against the Yankees, and I mean 1289 01:31:05.760 --> 01:31:10.239 exactly what he said was true. If this team hits, they'll be in 1290 01:31:10.319 --> 01:31:14.000 position. If they don't, well, then we're looking at what we're looking 1291 01:31:14.039 --> 01:31:16.720 at right now. Because that's really been the long and short of it. 1292 01:31:16.840 --> 01:31:19.399 So the video I put out earlier in the week where I said, you 1293 01:31:19.399 --> 01:31:23.039 know, the answer is pitching, the answer is hitting. The answer is 1294 01:31:23.159 --> 01:31:28.119 yes, to some part it is. But I would say the overwhelming majority 1295 01:31:28.199 --> 01:31:30.159 of the issues with this team this year they have not hit the baseball and 1296 01:31:30.199 --> 01:31:34.600 they've not hit it meaningfully in what I mean again, runners in the scoring 1297 01:31:34.640 --> 01:31:38.800 position, and not only with runners in the scoring position, guys on base, 1298 01:31:39.159 --> 01:31:42.920 not just a single to score one run. You're gonna need crooked numbers 1299 01:31:43.000 --> 01:31:45.800 in these innings. You're gonna need three, four, five runs. And 1300 01:31:45.840 --> 01:31:48.960 I understand a major league baseball that's a tall ask. But if you're going 1301 01:31:49.039 --> 01:31:53.880 to try to get on a run here, the bats have to heat up 1302 01:31:54.000 --> 01:31:57.479 for them to get that opportunity to do that. And it's almost to a 1303 01:31:57.520 --> 01:32:00.960 point right now, where the Astros have been so good for so long that 1304 01:32:00.239 --> 01:32:03.800 it doesn't necessarily matter who's in the opposing dugout. It comes down to them, 1305 01:32:04.119 --> 01:32:09.680 and to some case it still is because that has been really all of 1306 01:32:09.720 --> 01:32:13.680 these nineteen losses this year. They've been because of what the Astros did not 1307 01:32:13.800 --> 01:32:16.720 do. They didn't get the out, they walked a guy, you know, 1308 01:32:16.840 --> 01:32:20.479 and then the other team was able to hit the three run homer or 1309 01:32:20.640 --> 01:32:25.279 do whatever to get the lead and keep the lead. And that's the other 1310 01:32:25.319 --> 01:32:27.800 part of it as well, circling back to the hitting. I mean, 1311 01:32:27.920 --> 01:32:30.760 you got to see this team come back in the seventh, eighth, ninth 1312 01:32:30.800 --> 01:32:34.239 inning in a game. I understand that you're facing their better pitchers. I 1313 01:32:34.279 --> 01:32:36.920 get all of that. I understand it. But two at the same time, 1314 01:32:38.319 --> 01:32:41.319 if you're going to turn this thing around, you have to be able 1315 01:32:41.359 --> 01:32:44.439 to turn that trend around. What was it last Saturday, thirty eight to 1316 01:32:44.640 --> 01:32:48.960 five being outscored after the seventh inning, now nineteen to three in the ninth 1317 01:32:49.000 --> 01:32:55.319 inning. I mean, numbers like that are why you're a seven to nineteen 1318 01:32:55.399 --> 01:32:58.920 baseball team and not any better than you are right now. And they've had 1319 01:32:58.960 --> 01:33:01.039 winnable games that they've none been able to close out, and I think that 1320 01:33:01.119 --> 01:33:06.039 if nothing else, hopefully again, you know, we've been attaching hopefully a 1321 01:33:06.079 --> 01:33:11.760 lot to this season, but hopefully this series against the Rockies is a chance 1322 01:33:11.800 --> 01:33:15.159 for them to turn it around, because if not, I mean, this 1323 01:33:15.319 --> 01:33:18.520 is going to finally become a mental block of this is who we are and 1324 01:33:18.560 --> 01:33:23.159 this is what we're going to be, and it becomes a long season at 1325 01:33:23.159 --> 01:33:28.159 that point, and the Astros have an opportunity to make sure it becomes less 1326 01:33:28.199 --> 01:33:31.840 of a long season by hitting the baseball and being able to put your position, 1327 01:33:32.159 --> 01:33:36.239 you know, your players in positions where they're not having to guard against 1328 01:33:36.319 --> 01:33:41.479 one run leads and you know, having to you know, for themselves out 1329 01:33:41.479 --> 01:33:44.479 there, because I think that probably is kind of permeated to the pitching staff 1330 01:33:44.520 --> 01:33:46.560 as well. I got to make the perfect pitch here because I don't know 1331 01:33:46.640 --> 01:33:49.800 if they're going to be able to bring me back in this one. So 1332 01:33:50.039 --> 01:33:54.720 this pitch is incredibly important. And I think that it's hard to play the 1333 01:33:54.720 --> 01:33:57.880 game that way, and that's the way that they've been playing it for some 1334 01:33:58.319 --> 01:34:02.079 time. Well. I think Melvin and am back in the studio for keeping 1335 01:34:02.159 --> 01:34:05.479 us on the air and making us sound great. Great job by those guys. 1336 01:34:05.479 --> 01:34:09.439 Want to thank all of you out there for listening to us here on 1337 01:34:09.800 --> 01:34:15.359 Space City Saturday. You got Ross Villarriale coming up again four o'clock with Astros 1338 01:34:15.399 --> 01:34:17.520 on deck to get you ready for the Astros and Rockies a little bit later 1339 01:34:17.560 --> 01:34:21.439 on. Until next time, This is Dan Matthews has been Space City Saturday 1340 01:34:21.479 --> 01:34:35.640 on your home of the Astros and the Rockets Sports Talk seven ninety